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MEDIA COMMENTARY

Jan 2026

"Lebanon Bonds Rally to 2020 High on Hopes Over Banking Law"

Bloomberg

Quoted on Lebanon's banking sector reform and implications for bond markets.

Jun 2025

"A 200%-Plus Bond Rally Sours as Lebanon's Reform Story Stalls"

Bloomberg

Quoted on Lebanon's sovereign debt dynamics and reform prospects amid stalled political progress.

Apr 2025

"Lebanon and Syria: Shared Economic Challenges and Cross-Border Linkages" (Arabic)

Al Modon Newspaper

Commentary on economic interdependencies between Lebanon and Syria and implications for regional recovery.

POLICY WRITING

Jun 2025

"Fiscal Limits and Debt Sustainability in MENA Economies"

ERF Policy Article

Policy implications of structural fiscal limits for debt sustainability across MENA economies.

PUBLIC TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS

Nov 2025

Panelist — Panel Discussion on "Conversation on Middle-Income Trap"

with Adeel Malik and Ishac Diwan

American University of Beirut

Jan 2025

Discussant — "International Trade and Macroeconomic Dynamics with Sanctions" by Fabio Ghironi et. al

Third Middle East Spatial and International Economics Conference

NYU Abu Dhabi

Mar 2024

Moderator — Panel Discussion on "The Rise of the Cash Economy and Poverty"

Financial Crime and the Cash Economy Conference

NYU Abu Dhabi

Aug 2023

Invited Expert — Discussion on "Skills Diversification in the Arab Region: A pathway for economic prosperity"

Expert Group Meeting on ESCWA’s report

UN ESCWA Beirut

Nov 2022

Discussant — "Depending on imported grains in an era of insecurity: A comparative reflection" by Yoko Ido

Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in Japan: The State of the Art

Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies

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