Adjunct Professor
New York University Abu Dhabi
Total years of experience :30 years, 11 Months
Teaches 2nd & 3rd year students Islamic economics/finance;
Assists the Dean of Social Science Department in academic and research affairs;
Organizes seminars and knowledge sharing and innovation events.
Reported to the President of the IDB Group; undertook responsibility of leading the chief economist complex comprising two departments and four divisions;
Provided intellectual leadership to the bank’s policy research program in conventional and Islamic economics of practical relevance to IDB member countries; commissioned, guided, and monitored external research projects to supplement work undertaken in-house;
Conducted and presented superior quality written analysis and oral briefings on various socioeconomic data and issues to the IDB senior management and the board of executive directors;
Fostered understanding of IDB’s role in promoting Islamic finance for development among multilateral and regional development institutions.
Conducted economic policy studies and analyses relating to developments and trends in the economies of the AMF’s 22 member countries;
Implemented analytical studies of good practices in trade policy reforms, exchange rate, and foreign investment policies;
Analyzed economic impacts of regional integration in the framework of the EU-Med partnerships and US - Middle East FTAs, the Pan-Arab Free Trade Area, and the GCC Customs Union.
Provided policy advice at the country level by closely working with the senior government officials to resolve intricate economic policy problems as well as prepare strategic reports with action plans;
Assumed responsibility of Chief-editor of a regional flagship report — The Joint Arab Economic Report — a joint publication by four regional specialized institutions (AMF, AFESD, Arab League, and OAPEC);
Facilitated lectures and workshops to the government officials at AMF’s Institute for Economic Policy as well as various other regional academic institutions; Delivered presentations, speeches, comments to professional groups, regional research and academic fora, and regional media.
Effectively handled the technical assistance, training, and capacity building programs in economic and monetary reforms, trade and investment policies, and joint research projects across various Arab countries;
Collaborated with the economic units of international and regional organizations, such as IMF Institute, WTO, World Bank, League of Arab States, Islamic Development Bank, and GCC Secretariat.
Conducted macroeconomic studies, monetary policy analysis, and balance of payments analysis in country-specific economic reports;
Determined best practices and regulatory policy options in the implementation of country's financial sector, trade, and exchange rate reforms;
Delivered lectures and workshops for Central Bank and Ministry of Finance officials from the AMF member countries on various topics, including fiscal implications of trade reforms, exchange rate arrangements during trade liberalization, the functioning of the WTO agreements and their economic effects on developing countries;
Involved in the country missions and led AMF negotiations with senior officials from Central Banks and Ministries of Finance of Arab borrowing countries on the implementation of monetary, fiscal, and trade reforms, supported by the AMF financial resources.
As a staff member of the Treasury, assigned to the National Center for Financial & Economic Information of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance and National Economy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
Prepared policy analyses notes for the Saudi Minister on international economic developments including monitoring volatility in international prices of oil and other key commodities and their implications for Saudi and GCC oil revenues; participated in meetings with IMF staff on mission for discussions of Article IV consultation with the Saudi authorities;
Designed and developed a database of relevant trade policy measures;
Estimated potential trade expansion for Saudi Arabia, formulated bargaining positions, including market access offers and requests for negotiations of regional trading agreements with the EU, the member states of the Arab League, the Islamic countries, and other developing countries in the context of the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP).
Created and managed database for national income statistics, capital structure and a wide range of other economic and social indicators for the U.S.A., Latin America and the Caribbean region;
Designed and produced computer graphics analyzing basic economic data and some social data for scholarly publications.
Carried out research for a book titled "The Structure of a Modern Economy: The United States, 1929-89, published in 1993 by Macmillan Press, Ltd. of England.
Thesis: Effects of Real Exchange Rate Risk on International Disaggregated Trade
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