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The conference program of the Saudi Economic Association:
(Gulf Economic Integration: Reality and Hope)
which will be held under the auspices of
His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
Minister of Finance
2 – 4 Jumada II 1430 AH corresponding to 26-28 May 2009
King Faisal Conference Hall – Intercontinental Hotel – Riyadh
Tuesday 2 Jumada II 1430 AH corresponding to May 26, 2009:
* Registration: (7:00 pm).
* Opening: (8:30 pm).
· The Holy Quran.
Speech of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Economic Association.
Speech of His Royal Highness Prince/ Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
(Honorary President of the Saudi Economic Association).
The speech of the sponsor of the ceremony, His Excellency the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf.
Honoring the sponsors of the annual meeting.
* A dinner party hosted by the association in honor of the guests.
Wednesday, Jumada al-Akhirah 3, 1430 AH, corresponding to May 27, 2009:
First session: (9.00-10.30 am)
First Axis: (The Gulf Common Market and Investment Opportunities)
Chair: His Excellency Dr. Sulaiman bin Muhammad Al-Turki
(Advisor to His Excellency the Minister of Finance)
The Gulf common market and investment opportunities.
Dr. Ali Habib Bu Khamseen
(Development and Development Office for Economic and Administrative Consultations)
· Foreign direct investment and its impact on economic growth and integration in the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
Mr. Muawiya Ahmed Hussein
(College of Commerce and Business Administration – Dhofar University – Oman Authority)
Analytical study of food commodity trade in the markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Dr. / Mohamed Sayed Shehata – Dr. / Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Naeem
(Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences – King Faisal University)
View the paper of the Council of Saudi Chambers
(The role of the private sector and its institutional bodies in the process of Gulf economic integration).
Presented by Mr. Ibrahim bin Saleh Al-Qarnas
(Assistant Secretary General – Council of Saudi Chambers)
Second session: (11.00 – 12.30 pm)
The second axis: (the monetary unit of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, exchange rates and monetary policies)
Session Chair: His Excellency Dr. Nasser bin Ibrahim Al-Qaood
(Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf)
Disengaging the Gulf currencies from the dollar: risks and benefits.
Dr. Zaire Belkacem Ben Cheikh
(Faculty of Economic Sciences – Department of Business and Management Sciences – Algeria)
The importance of the unified currency within the process of Gulf integration.
Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al-Sultan
(College of Economics and Administrative Sciences – Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University)
The exchange rate regime in the Gulf Monetary Union.
Dr. Fabio Escovelani – Professor Fahd Abdel Aziz Muhammad Ali
(Dubai International Financial Center – United Arab Emirates)
Presentation of the paper of the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
(GCC monetary union between the benefits of the moment and the strategic gains).
Dr. Salem bin Nasser Al Qudaih
(Head of the Monetary Union Unit at the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf)
The Gulf Monetary Union.
Dr. Ahmed bin Abdul-Karim Al-Khulaifi – Professor Ali bin Manea Al-Rishhan
(Department of Economic Research – Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency)
Break: (Dhuhr prayer) (12.30 – 1.00 pm)
Third session: (1:00 – 2:30 pm)
The third axis: (the repercussions of the global financial crisis)
Session Chair: His Excellency Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri
(Chairman of the Capital Market Authority)
The expected economic effects of the global financial crisis on the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Dr. Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sheikh
(Dean of King Abdullah Institute for Research and Studies – Department of Economics – King Saud University)
The repercussions of the crisis on the prices of food commodities.
Dr. Khalid bin Nahar Al-Ruwais
(Head of Agricultural Economics Department – King Saud University)
· Analysis of the economic effects of the global financial crisis on the economies of the Arab Gulf States.
Dr. Hisham Handal Abdel Baqi
(Department of Economics and Finance – College of Business Administration – University of Bahrain)
Lunch party hosted by the association in honor of the guests.
Fourth session: (5.00 – 6.30 pm)
Fourth Axis: (Inflation: Causes, Effects and Solutions)
Session Chair: His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Kathiri
(Secretary General of the Riyadh Economic Forum)
· A Coincident Indicator of the GCC Area Business Cycle
Dr. Abdullah Al-Hassan
(International Monetary Fund)
Inflation targeting policy as a mechanism to reduce inflation in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Dr. Zidan Mohammed bin Ahmed
(Faculty of Economic Sciences – Chlef University – Algeria)
Determinants of inflation in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf: the method of joint integration.
Dr. Hassan Bin Rafdan Al-Hajhoj
(Department of Economics – College of Administrative Sciences – King Faisal University)
Business Cycle Synchronization among Members of the GCC: the Role of Trade, Specialization and Financial Openness
Mr. Nayef Abdullah Al-Saadoun
(University of Southampton, UK)
Break: (Maghrib prayer) (6:30 – 7:00 pm)
First panel discussion: (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
(Prospects and future of Gulf economic integration)
Chair: His Excellency Dr. Saeed bin Abdullah Al Sheikh
(Member of the Shura Council and Chief Economist – National Bank)
Participants:
(1) Dr. Ahmed bin Hashim Al-Yusha (President of the Bahrain Economic Society)
(2) Dr. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Quwaiz (Member of the Saudi Economic Association)
(3) Mr. Abdulaziz bin Othman bin Saqr (Gulf Research Center)
General Assembly session (10:00 pm) of the Saudi Economic Association
Thursday 4 Jumada II 1430 AH corresponding to May 28, 2009:
Fifth session: (9.00 – 10.30 am)
Fifth Axis: (Human Resources and Unemployment)
Session Chair: His Excellency Dr. Abdul Wahed bin Khalid Al Hamid
(Deputy Minister of Labor)
Unemployment among female graduates in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Salwa Mohamed Abdel Moneim
(Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences – King Faisal University)
Human resources and unemployment.
Dr. Abdul Rahman Ali Baeshen
(Businessman – Member of the Saudi Economic Association)
The repercussions of the unemployment problem in the United Arab Emirates and the global economic crisis.
Dr. Suad Mohammed Al-Sharif
(Department of Economics – University of Sharjah – United Arab Emirates)
· The global financial crisis and its impact on unemployment rates in the Gulf (a study on the private sector in Bahrain).
Dr. Yasser Ismail Taha
(Department of Economics – University of Bahrain)
Second panel discussion: (11.00-12.30 pm)
(The future of Islamic banking in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in light of the global financial crisis)
Session Chair: His Excellency Mr. Abdullah bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi
(CEO and Managing Director – Al Rajhi Bank)
Participants:
(1) Dr. Muhammad bin Ali Al-Qari
(Member of the Saudi Economic Association)
(2) Dr. Muhammad bin Damas Al-Ghamdi
(Secretary General of the Shariah Group – Bank Aljazira)
(3) Dr. Youssef bin Abdullah Al-Zamil
(Assistant Secretary General of the International Islamic Organization for Economics and Finance)
(4) Dr. / Abdel Bari Meshaal
(international community expert)
(5) Dr. Nasser bin Saleh Al-Ziyadat
(Director of Strategic Planning – Al-Mashoura and Al-Raya Financial Consulting Company)
Break: (Dhuhr prayer) (12.30 – 1.00 pm)
Sixth session: (1:00 – 2:30 pm)
First Axis: (The Gulf Common Market and Investment Opportunities)
Session Chair: Dr. Fahd bin Khalaf Al-Badi
(Chairman of the Saudi Economic Association)
Yemen’s accession to the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in light of contemporary changes: requirements and aspirations.
Dr. Muhammad Omar Saeed Batweeh
(College of Administrative Sciences – Hadhramout University of Science and Technology – Yemen)
The Feasibility of Contemporary Yemeni-Saudi Economic Integration (Reality and Prospects).
Dr. Awad bin Awad Yeslem Asab
(College of Administrative Sciences – Hadhramout University of Science and Technology – Yemen)
Visions and future directions towards privatizing the electricity sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Shaalan
(College of Engineering – King Saud University)