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Iraq's Economy Needs More Than Security
23 Oct 2009
Beyond achieving basic security, Raj Desai states other transitions are needed before U.S. businesses feel comfortable about the Iraqi investment climate. Desai offers three sets of fundamental reforms to convince investors that Iraq is really "open for business."
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
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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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Iraq’s Missing Generation
13 Oct 2008
As the difficult steps towards national reconciliation and economic development begin to take place in Iraq, the country must invest more in its largely exiled youth generation. Elizabeth Ferris and Navtej Dhillon argue that young people should be supported as they choose to voluntarily return to Iraq. However, more must be done to support young refugees during their displacement.
