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Jihad Azour: The Middle East's Economic Outlook
Jihad Azour: The Middle East's Economic Outlook
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week on Babel, Jon speaks with Jihad Azour, the director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). They talk about the Middle East's economic outlook, the impacts of COVID and the Ukraine war on local economies, and the political consequences of economic reforms. Then, Jon continues the conversation with Natasha Hall and Danny Sharp, discussing popular attitudes to IMF-supported reforms and the potential consequences of greater Gulf state investment in the region.
Transcript, "The Middle East's Economic Outlook," CSIS, January 10, 2023.
Transcript, "The Middle East's Economic Outlook," CSIS, January 10, 2023.
Released:
Jan 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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