Emerging Markets Forum: General Overview and Current challenges

December 8, 2023

In this interview, Dr. Harinder Kohli, Founding Director and Chief Executive of the Emerging Markets Forum discusses the escalation of interest rates in the U.S. has consistently instilled a sense of apprehension in emerging markets, given the conventional outcome of capital outflows redirecting towards advanced economies. With the Federal Reserve embarking on rate hikes to counter an uncommon surge in inflation exceeding its target, an immediate inquiry arises: how have emerging economies navigated these circumstances, and to what extent have they demonstrated resilience in recent months? The question of resilience assumes heightened significance, particularly in light of the fact that emerging economies have grappled with an unprecedented pandemic, compelling them to provide protection to millions of citizens.

Speakers
Akram Zaoui
Manager – Research Support & Public Policy Lab
Akram Zaoui is an International Relations Specialist at the Policy Center for the New South, where he works on the geopolitics of the Middle East and North Africa. After several experiences that led him to work for public and private entities in Jordan, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, he devoted himself for almost 2 years to the issue of Islam in France. In this context, he has contributed to academic productions and field missions and has been in charge of the coordination, preparation and evaluation of the action of different actors involved in the issue (public institutions, private operators, civil society organizations and personalities, media, and academic institutions and researches,). He holds a Dual Degree in Corporate and Public Management from HEC Paris (“Prog ...
Harinder Kohli
Founding Director and Chief Executive, Emerging Markets Forum (EMF)
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