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

Hassan Aly

Research Fellows

Hassan Aly

Dean, Business School, Nile University

Alexander F. Tieman

Speakers

Alexander F. Tieman

Advisor in the IMF’s Middle East and...

Carolina Renteria

Speakers

Carolina Renteria

Chief of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department’s...

Antoinette Monsio Sayeh

Speakers

Antoinette Monsio Sayeh

Deputy Managing Director, IMF

H.E. Mohamed Ahmed Maait

Speakers

H.E. Mohamed Ahmed Maait

Minister of Finance, Egypt

H.E. Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy

Speakers

H.E. Abdulrahman A. Al Hamidy

Director General Chairman of the Board of...

Abla Abdel-Latif

Research Fellows

Abla Abdel-Latif

Executive Director and Director of Research, Egyptian...

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