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Building Resilient Migration Systems in The Mediterranean Region, Lessons From COVID-19

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Add to Calendar 2022-06-15 15:00:00 2025-05-24 09:50:20 Building Resilient Migration Systems in The Mediterranean Region, Lessons From COVID-19 Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President of the Policy Center for the New South, will be speaking at a Panel discussion to launch the flagship report “Building Resilient Migration Systems in The Mediterranean Region, Lessons From COVID-19,” organized by the World Bank Group and co-sponsored by the Europe and Central Asia, and Middle East and North Africa Chief Economist offices, in partnership with the Center for Mediterranean Integration.

The report presents evidence on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on migration in the Mediterranean region and explores whether mobility can still play a central role following the COVID-19 outbreak. The report offers policy recommendations that point toward a vision of migration resilience that even during different crises can address key labor shortages, keep both migrant and native populations safer, sustain household incomes, and ameliorate blows to economic growth.

This invite-only event is taking place virtually on June 15, 2022.

Opening remarks :
- Ferid Belhaj, Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region, The World Bank
- Anna Bjerde, Vice President, Europe and Central Asia Region,The World Bank

Moderator :
- Merissa Khurma, Program Director, Middle East Program at the Wilson Center

Presenter :
- Mauro Testaverde, Senior Economist, Social Protection & Labor, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank

Panelists :
- Elizabeth Collet, Special Advisor to the Director General, International Organization for Migration
- Tito Boeri, Economist and Former President, Italian Social Security Administration (INPS)
- Karim El Aynaoui, Executive President, Policy Center for the New South
- Elkan Rahimov, IFRC Deputy Director General of the Europe Region

Closing remarks :
- Roberta Gatti, Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, The World Bank
- Asli Demirguv-Kunt, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank
Speakers
Karim El Aynaoui
Executive President
Karim El Aynaoui is Executive President of the Policy Center for the New South. He is also Executive Vice-President of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and Dean of its Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences Cluster.   Karim El Aynaoui is an economist. From 2005 to 2012, he worked at the Central Bank of Morocco where he held the position of Director of Economics, Statistics, and International Relations. At the Central Bank of Morocco, he was in charge of the Research Department and equally a member of the Governor’s Cabinet. Previously, he worked for eight years at the World Bank as an Economist for its regional units of the Middle East and North Africa and Africa.   Karim El Aynaoui has published books and journal articles on macroeconomic issues in develop ...