Expecting the Unexpected: Strengthening Fiscal Risk Management in the Middle East and North Africa
FromJun 11, 2023 To Jun 11, 2023
Hybrid Event
A Panel Discussion Organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, the Economic Research Forum and the International Monetary Fund.
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance, the Economic Research Forum and the International Monetary Fund are pleased to invite you to attend a panel discussion on “Expecting the Unexpected: Strengthening Fiscal Risk Management in the Middle East and North Africa”. The event will mark the launching of a departmental paper on “Managing Fiscal Risks in the Middle East and North Africa”, prepared by IMF staff.
The panel discussion will bring together IMF Deputy Manager Director Antoinette Sayeh, Egyptian Minister of Finance Dr. Mohamed Maait, Jordanian Minister of Finance Dr. Mohamad Al-Ississ and Arab Monetary Fund Director General Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Hamidy. It will discuss the experience of low-and middle-income countries in the region in managing fiscal risks, the challenges they are facing in this area and avenues for reforms to strengthen the resilience of the region’s public finances to shocks. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Abla Abdel Latif, Director of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, and will include time for questions from the audience.
Agenda
Date
11/06/2023
Location
Hybrid Event
Time
From 10:00 am To 12:00 pm
Speakers
Research Fellows
Hassan Aly
Dean, Business School, Nile University
Speakers
Alexander F. Tieman
Advisor in the IMF’s Middle East and...
Speakers
Carolina Renteria
Chief of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department’s...
Speakers
Antoinette Monsio Sayeh
Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Speakers
H.E. Mohamed Ahmed Maait
Minister of Finance, Egypt
Research Fellows
H.E. Mohamad Al-Ississ
Minister of Finance, Jordan
Speakers
H.E. Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy
Director General Chairman of the Board of...
Research Fellows
Abla Abdel-Latif
Executive Director and Director of Research, Egyptian...