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Webinar on Global Fragmentation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
June 30, 2026
The International Monetary Fund–Middle East Center for Economics and Finance (IMF-CEF) and the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), in collaboration with the EU-Mediterranean and African Network for Economic Studies (EMANES), are pleased to invite you to attend the webinar titled: Global Fragmentation, Fiscal Policy, and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis.
This webinar is part of the IMF-CEF / EMEA Joint Research Webinar Series on Regional Economic Policy Challenges aimed at connecting frontier, policy-relevant economic research with pressing macroeconomic and financial policy challenges across the Arab and Mediterranean regions.
Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2026.
Time: 2:00 to 3:15 pm (Kuwait time)
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85806537608?pwd=9sA2IKDPaZVC0e6QR6GbGYk0usKgA2.1
Chairs:
Dr. Sami Ben Naceur, IMF-CEF Director
Prof. Rym Ayadi, EMEA President and EMANES Director
Speaker:
Prof. Gazi Salah Uddin, Professor of Financial Economics at Linköping University
Moderator:
Dr. Rashid Sbia, IMF-CEF Resident Advisor
As geopolitical tensions increasingly reshape trade, finance, supply chains, and cross-border cooperation, a central policy question is no longer whether fragmentation matters, but how countries can limit its economic damage. Drawing on evidence from 121 countries over 1985–2023, this paper shows that fragmentation shocks can leave deep and lasting scars—weakening growth, depressing consumption and investment, and pushing up public debt—especially where fiscal frameworks are weak. The findings are especially relevant for emerging and developing economies where policy credibility and macroeconomic buffers matter most.
A discussion and Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Link to the paper: Global Fragmentation, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Analysis
