Topics: - How can the new governments in North Africa respond to public expectations while managing sustainable economic transitions? - What regional mechanisms need to be in place to safeguard the prosperity of economies facing resource scarcity and rapid population growth? - What are the...

Recent shifts in the Arab world coupled with an economic contraction at the global level have created a new urgency for decision-makers across the region: the need to address the fundamental conditions required to revive growth and support human development. Now more than ever, it is critical to...

In this context, the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia will convene 300 global leaders from business and government and leading academic experts to shape Asia’s political, industry and economic agendas. As South Korea is one the world’s largest economies and a member of the G20, it will...

Under the theme “Home-grown Strategies for Global Success”, the meeting will focus on the role of the Middle East in addressing critical global challenges, ranging from systemic financial risk to resource management and political extremism.

With a newly elected US President, Iraq continuing its process of transition and the possibility of a new era for Palestinian politics, 2005 will be a crucial year for the Middle East. The World Economic Forum in Jordan will be a timely occassion to assess the significance of the latest...