The first comprehensive academic overview of Morocco’s economy, providing a rigorous and evidence-based examination of twenty-five years of economic transformation.
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 developing ...
Arkebe Oqubay Metiku
British Academy Global Professor, SOAS University of London
Arkebe Oqubay (PhD) is a distinguished scholar-practitioner. He is a British AcademyGlobal Professor at SOAS University of London. He is a former Senior Minister and hasserved as a Special Advisor to three successive prime ministers of Ethiopia. He has been atthe centre of policymaking in Ethiopia for over 30 years, successfully leading bold reformsand playing a pivotal role in Ethiopia’s economic transformation. He is the former Mayorof Addis Ababa, recognized for transforming the city. He has led the boards of key publicenterprises, including Ethiopian Airlines. Dr Arkebe’s research focuses on structural transformation,catch-up, green transformation, and industrial policy with a focus on Africa. DrArkebe currently gives policy advice to, and consults for, African gover ...
