Trade and Investment in the Middle East pdf

Founder of the Islamic finance programme at Durham University where he continues to be an Emeritus Professor. Visiting Professor at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies and Adjunct Professor at the International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Kuala Lumpur. Served as advisor on Shari’ah governance to the Islamic Financial Services Board, Kuala Lumpur, (2007-9). Advised the Central Bank of Qatar on monetary policy and prudential ratios, (2009-10). Undertook a project for African Development Bank on the status and potential for Islamic finance in North Africa, (2011). Working on capital markets in North Africa for African Development Bank. Wrote 12 books and over 40 articles.

Trade and Investment in the Middle East pdf by Rodney Wilson

In the last few years the growing significance of the Middle East in the international economy has been highlighted in the financial press, with articles appearing almost daily about massive new trade deals concluded with particular countries. Despite this attention, no comprehensive study has been made of the external economic relations of the region as a whole. It was this gap that prompted the author to write this book, which attempts to analyse recent trends in Middle Eastern trade and investment and to consider their implications, both for the region itself, and for the world at large. The work should also serve to put current developments in historical perspective, by providing background in- formation on import and export trade, as well as on capital move- ments