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Geithner and the New Middle East Economic Agenda
14 Jul 2009
As U.S. Secretary Treasury Geithner concludes his first visit to the Middle East, Navtej Dhillon argues for a new agenda which links U.S. efforts to reduce its dependency on foreign oil to the Middle East’s challenge of building diversified economies which provide a better future for the region’s citizens.
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by Navtej Dhillon in Education, Employment, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States at
19:00
Global Economic Crisis: Coping Mechanisms in Oil-Exporting Economies of the Middle East
16 Mar 2009
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani recently spoke on-air to 6 News, a Turkey-based TV channel, about how oil-exporting economies in the Middle East will cope with the economic downturn. If oil prices remain low over the course of the next year, economies such as Iran and Iraq will face pressure to implement fiscal adjustments more quickly, while other countries in the region, such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, may be able to compensate by drawing on large foreign reserves. An edited transcript of the interview follows.
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by Djavad Salehi Isfahani in Education, Employment, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates at
10:15
How does Dubai measure up in standard of education?
8 Jan 2009
Mike Helal, a visiting researcher at the Dubai School of Government and guest writer to the Middle East Youth Initiative, comments on Dubai’s performance in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS) tests and assesses the implications for future education policies in the booming emirate. The piece originally appeared in Gulf News on January 8, 2009.
Slipping Oil Prices: Is the Oil Rich Middle East Prepared?
21 Oct 2008
In the first commentary in the series, "Food, Fuel, and Finance: How Will the Middle East Weather the Global Economic Crisis?" Djavad Salehi-Isfahani examines how declining oil prices will affect government spending and youth-targeted development in the region. Compared to the 1980’s oil price collapse, today’s policy-makers face a more complex set of challenges, including a volatile global economy and large numbers of unemployed youth.
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by Djavad Salehi Isfahani in Employment, Global, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates at
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The UAE Marriage Fund: Addressing Marriage Mores with a Traditional Remedy
9 Sep 2008
Jacob Olidort, a guest writer to the Middle East Youth Initiative, sheds light on the debate surrounding the UAE Marriage Fund, an initiative of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to address the growing challenge posed by Emirati men choosing to marry foreign women.
