Jihad Azour: The Middle East's Economic Outlook

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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.

Jon Alterman

Jon B. Alterman

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy
Natasha Hall

Natasha Hall

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department
Daniel Sharp

Danny Sharp

Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy

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