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By Michael Herb For the Gulf monarchies, the only long-term solution to lower oil prices is to diversify the economy, which can be done either with or without citizen labour ... more

The IMF has opened a Senior Resident Representative office in Cairo, Egypt, and is seeking a highly-qualified Economist to join its team, preferably starting in late October 2017. This is a full-time position with a competitive salary based on United... Read More

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn, Germany, The Institute for Policy Research (IPR), University of Bath, UK, and the Economic Research Forum (ERF), Cairo, Egypt announce a joint call for papers for two Panels at... Read More

IMF will be conducting an outreach mission in the MENA region to identify qualified economists and other professionals. Check out available posts.

GDN's 18th Annual Global Development Conference, titled Science, Technology and Innovation for Development. The conference will be a forum where global actors from governments, research, private sector and civil society can share knowledge and practices on innovative initiatives to address... Read More

By Justin Lin How can developing economies escape from the trap of middle- or low-income status in which the majority has been for decades? .... read more

By Victoria Bateman The Middle East was once the cradle of civilisation: can it prosper once again? Looking back at lessons from the European Enlightenment, this column argues that if the region wants.... read more

By Kamiar Mohaddes and Mehdi Raissi The current low oil price environment, in part driven by the US shale oil revolution, has important macroeconomic implications for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)... read more