Category Archives: Economics
Technology, Demography, and the Future of Economic Growth
The world economy will never again experience the rapid growth rates seen prior to the financial crisis of 2007–2008, according to economist Dambisa Moyo. The reasons? Technology and demographics. Read More
Lord Adair Turner: Are Governments and Central Banks Out of Ammunition?
Are we stuck in a low-growth, low-demand environment for the foreseeable future? Lord Adair Turner discusses whether governments and central banks have anything left in their arsenal. Read More
Willis Sparks on Geopolitics and Markets: The Enemy Is Uncertainty
Willis Sparks of Eurasia Group has identified low oil prices and heightened sensitivity around China’s economy as major drivers of uncertainty. Read More
As Oil Prices Stay Lower for Longer, MENA Charts a Path Forward
Conversations around drivers of economic growth, transitioning away from oil production, and increasing entrepreneurship have gained greater relevance in the Middle East. Read More
3 Key Elements for Successful Geopolitical Analysis
Jason Voss, CFA, explains how an understanding of geography, history, and expectations leads to simpler, clearer, and more accurate predictions of globally important events. Read More
Dambisa Moyo Identifies a Key Challenge and Opportunity for Prosperity
Global economist and author Dambisa Moyo feels that demographic imbalances will be a key source of challenge and of opportunity for enhancing the prospects for long-term global prosperity. Read More
Investing in a Market Maelstrom
The 2016 Middle East Investment Conference will convene amid a market maelstrom of volatile oil prices, negative interest rates, geopolitical drama, and national budget revisions. Read More
Registration Open: 2016 Middle East Investment Conference
The 2016 Middle East Investment Conference, held in Bahrain on 13 April 2016, is an opportunity to gain insights from experts and network with peers. Read More
Roubini: Robust US Growth, Bumpy Landing for China, and No Grexit
Nouriel Roubini delivered the closing keynote address on the global economic outlook at the 2015 CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference in Kuwait. Read More
Drop in Oil Price Is Structural Not Cyclical Says Fereidun Fesharaki
At the 2015 CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference, energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki argued that the major drop in oil price is good for the global economy but bad for oil exporting countries. Read More
