Seminars, Webinars, & High-level Events
Webinar on Geopolitical Turning Points and Macroeconomic Volatility A Bilateral Identification Strategy
April 09, 2026
The International Monetary Fund Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (IMF-CEF), in partnership with the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) and in collaboration with the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (EMANES), organized the second IMF-CEF & EMEA Joint Research Webinar on Regional Economic Challenges in the Arab and Mediterranean regions on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The webinar was chaired by Mr. Sami Ben Naceur (Director of the IMF-CEF) and Ms. Rym Ayadi (President of EMEA and Director of EMANES), who delivered the opening remarks. Ms. Sandra Challita (EMEA Research Fellow and EMANES Coordinator) moderated the event.
The webinar featured a presentation of the research paper “Geopolitical Turning Points and Macroeconomic Volatility: A Bilateral Identification Strategy ” by Mr. Jamel Saadaoui (Professor of Economics at Paris 8 University). The speaker presented a novel approach to identifying geopolitical turning points and explored how such developments can spill over into the global economy.
This event was well attended and attracted a diverse audience, comprising public sector officials, academics, and researchers from a wide set of institutions across the Arab and Mediterranean regions.
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