Economics & Islamic Finance Entities

A Socio-Economic Taxonomy of Arab Countries Imed Limam January 1998 Many classifications of Arab countries are based on arbitrary criteria and on a subjective delimitation of groups that rely on commonly used stereotypes. These classifications have also neglected several important socio-economic characteristics of the Arab countries. The paper attempts to

Project Financing and Risk Analysis Riad Dahel November 1997 In response to both the low quality of services provided in most developing countries and the budget constraints faced by governments, the private sector is increasingly involved in infrastructure. In this paper, the scope is limited to the concession form of