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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed during Global Women’s Forum

Women in Dubai’s Forum…Calling for Innovation, Economic Participation

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Feb 24, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai-Thousands of people have gathered in Dubai to talk about women and diversity. Global Women’s Forum Dubai, held at Madinat Jumeirah, has featured keynote speeches by HM Queen Rania al-Abdullah of Jordan, wife of HM King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan,...

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Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) speaks during her final press conference for the G20 Leaders Summit in Brisbane, Australia November 16, 2014. (EPA photos)

G20 leaders agree on $2 trn boost to growth

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 16, 2014 | World

Brisbane, AP—Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than 2 trillion US dollars over five years. The fanfare, however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian...

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at Georgetown University in Washington,DC on October 2, 2014 ahead of the annual IMF/WB meetings next week. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Christine Lagarde: Conflict in Iraq can trigger higher global oil prices

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 5, 2014 | Interviews

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warned of the fragile recovery of the global economy and the effects of the turmoil in the Middle East, especially the war against ISIS and the instability of Iraq and Syria, which could trigger...

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Moroccan Minister of Finance Mohamed Boussaid, right, chats with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, left, as they pose for photos before leaving the Ministry of Finance in Rabat, on Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

Opinion: Economic Reforms and Public Opinion

by Ali Ibrahim | May 14, 2014 | Opinion

I recently had a chat with an Arab political economy expert about the challenges facing many Arab societies where uprisings and revolutions have changed political regimes. The sweeping changes have increased the public’s expectations in these countries—but they...

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File photo of people and vehicles are seen caught in a traffic jam in front of the Central Bank of Egypt’s headquarters in downtown Cairo. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt’s central bank governor says IMF treated Egypt improperly

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 24, 2013 | Business

Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s central bank governor, Hisham Ramez, has criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the manner in which his country was invited to the institution’s annual meeting in Washington. Months of talks between Islamist President...