With a projected contraction of 5.2% of GDP in the Middle East and North Africa in 2020, the twin shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and declining oil prices risk hampering economic progress. As governments and business leaders in the region formulate strategies for the post-pandemic recovery, their efforts are increasingly focused on investments in sustainability and inclusion.
What policies, practices and partnerships are needed to implement stakeholder capitalism and catalyse the region’s transformation to the post-COVID era?
This session is associated with the World Economic Forum’s Regional Action Group for the Middle East and North Africa.
The first part of this session is open to the public online; the second is only accessible via TopLink.
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Arabic