The Dual Shock of COVID-19 and the Oil Price Collapse in the Middle East & North Africa

A talk by Dr. Daniel Lederman, Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa Region at The World Bank, about the costs of the dual shock of the novel coronavirus and the oil price collapse across the Middle East & North Africa using World Bank findings from their MENA Economic Update report, "How Transparency Can Help the Middle East and North Africa." An economist and political scientist by training, Lederman has published numerous books and articles on a broad set of issues related to economic development.