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By Eleftherios Giovanis and Oznur Ozdamar The rate of labour force participation of women in MENA countries remains lower than in any other part of the world – and it is even lower for women with disabilities..more

By Mahmoud-Sami Nabi The growing use of digital technologies in financial services provision holds promise for MENA countries to improve their financial systems and promote greater financial inclusion..more

By Khouzeima Moutanabbir and Diaa Noureldin How should oil-based sovereign wealth funds allocate their investment across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds and real estate?..more

The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers working on different aspects of economic development in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular emphasis on economic policies in the region. The workshop is open to considering... Read More

Racha Ramadan (Cairo University) was a panelist in the special session Rethinking Inequality in Arab States, which took place during the ERF 24th Annual Conference.   In the video below, she explains that the joint ERF-ESCWA report on inequality examines... Read More

The Economic Research Forum and ESCWA are embarking on a joint report on Rethinking Inequality in Arab states. During the ERF 24th Annual Conference, we caught up with Khalid Abu-Ismail, Chief of the Economic Development and Poverty Section at UN-ESCWA,... Read More

Kamiar Mohaddes (University of Cambridge) participated in the second plenary at the ERF 24th Annual Conference. After his presentation, we caught up with him and recorded the short video interview below.     Dr. Mohaddes argues that the oil market... Read More

During the ERF 24th Annual Conference, Ahmed Ghoneim (Cairo University) participated as discussant in a parallel session on trade policy and the MENA region. After the session, we recorded a short interview with Prof Ghomein, in which he introduces the... Read More

During the ERF 24th Annual Conference, Mohamed Ali Mourani (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University) participated as discussant in a parallel session on inequality and early child development in Turkey and in Algeria. In the video below, he presents the main findings... Read More