
Adnan Mazarei
@adnanmazarei
Peterson Institute for International Economics, Center for Global Development. Former deputy director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
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16-10-2019 23:13:49
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The risk that a full-blown crisis could return is clouding Egypt’s economic and political horizon, warns Peterson Institute’s Adnan Mazarei. bit.ly/4hDlYUV

The Sovereign Debt Forum and the Massive Data Institute (MDI) are working to create the first centrally-collated web-based #sovereign debt documentation and data commons. Learn more about #PublicDebtIsPublic initiative: mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/sovereign…




NEW: Syria will need a debt restructuring. But it will be quite difficult, because Iran & Russia are the principal creditors. By Adnan Mazarei: piie.com/blogs/realtime…

The rapprochement from the US to Russia makes it less clear if Washington would recognize Syria's claims its debt to Russia is odious, Adnan Mazarei says. “The waters are muddier" compared to Iraq's debt issues after the collapse of the Hussein regime. thenationalnews.com/business/econo…


.Adnan Mazarei says it's unlikely Iran's government will undertake reforms to repair the economy, which is in shambles. "This is a government that is interested in heavy control of the economy. And corruption is systemic & has reached legendary levels." npr.org/2025/03/05/nx-…

It'll take awhile for the new Syrian government to exert control over the whole country & potential revenue generation from those regions, Adnan Mazarei says. “Something has to give. And in these circumstances…it has to be they cannot repay their debt.”thenationalnews.com/business/econo…

"This is bad news for the US and its trading partners. But the biggest impact on quality of life will be in developing countries that account for a small part of the US trade deficit." Brian Webster & Charles Kenny on US tariffs & developing countries: bit.ly/44bu03D




Syria's prospects of debt restructuring are entangled in geopolitical calculations. Can the 'odious debt' doctrine be applied? In my latest for The Syria Report I talked to Adnan Mazarei, Eric Toussaint from CADTM & Joseph Daher syria-report.com/syrias-prospec…



JULY 24: Adnan Mazarei joins PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss rebuilding Syria's economy, what's happening with oil markets in the Middle East, & more. Details & register: piie.com/events/2025/la…


JULY 24: Adnan Mazarei joins PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss rebuilding Syria's economy, what's happening with oil markets in the Middle East, & more. Details & register: piie.com/events/2025/la…


JULY 24: Adnan Mazarei joins PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss rebuilding Syria's economy, what's happening with oil markets in the Middle East, & more. Details & register: piie.com/events/2025/la…


JULY 24: Adnan Mazarei joins PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss rebuilding Syria's economy, what's happening with oil markets in the Middle East, & more. Info & register: piie.com/events/2025/la…
