Interesting fact about CBI's Sinan Shabibi and the upcoming United Nations meeting, which will cover the global economy (UNCTAD), which Shabibi was (is) an expert ....
Central Bank of Iraq's Governor, Sinan Shabibi and the United Nations ...~"Was until retirement a Senior economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)".
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UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2009
"The report points to the importance of stabilizing real exchange rates at a sustainable level. Such a system would go a long way towards reducing the scope for speculative capital flows that generate volatility in the international financial system and distort the pattern of trade. A stable real exchange rate (RER) at a competitive level would achieve a number of targets simultaneously"
Profile: Sinan ShabibiConsultant on Trade, Debt and Finance.
Was until retirement a Senior economist at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Undertaken research on Financial flows, Economics of disarmament, Balance of Payments, External debt, Globalisation, and the Iraqi Economy.
Managed projects for the implementation of policy, analytical and institutional aspects of debt management including the implementation of UNCTAD's Debt Management and Financial Analysis System (DMFAS) in several Arab countries. Familiar with the macroeconomic and operational aspects of the "Debt Sustainability Model (DSM)" of the World Bank, and with the HIPC initiative.
Coordinated UNCTAD's work on OPEC financial flows to other developing countries resulting in the production of numerous reports on the subject.
High-level contacts with Government Officials especially in the Arab region.
Delivered numerous lectures and talks on the "Economic Prospects of the Iraqi Economy" in many international fora.
Extensive travel experience in connection with work on debt management, OPEC Financial Flows and the work on the Iraqi economy.
Strong quantitative background and high-level computer literacy.
Publications
"Globalisation of Finance: Implications for macroeconomic policies and debt management", March 2001, Paper presented to a conference on "Globalization and the Gulf organized by the institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter, England, 2-4 July 2001.
"Prospects for the Iraqi Economy: Facing the new reality". Paper presented to a conference on "The Future of Iraq", organized by the Middle East Institute, Washington. The paper was published in a book with the same title in November 1997 and reprinted in the UNCTAD secretariat. It deals with the effect of sanctions, debt, and war reparations on the future prospects of the Iraqi economy.
"The Arab share in OPEC Aid: Some related facts" in Arabic, in Al-Mustaqbal Al-Arabi, Centre of Arab Unity Studies, Beirut, September 1988.
"OPEC Aid, Issues and Performance" in the OPEC review, Vienna, spring 1987.
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**UNITED NATIONS "THE MONTERREY CONSENSUS AND DOHA DECLARATION" NOV. 23-24
(meeting has been postponed)
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Postponement of High-Level Financing for Development Dialogue
(meeting has been rescheduled)
MARCH 23 -24- 2010 - UNITED NATIONS "THE MONTERREY CONSENSUS AND DOHA DECLARATION"
Central Bank of Iraq web site @ ~
http://www.cbi.iq/thecbi.html
Page 61, Sinan Shabibi on Panel discussion "debt management conference June 2005" @ pdf:
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/msc/sovereigndebt/UNCTAD_GDS_DMFAS_2007_1_Oct07.pdf
