THE ARAB COUNTRIES BETWEEN SOCIALISM AND ECONOMIC LIBERALISM
September 2nd, 2021
Many friends ask me why, as a businessman and investor controlling pioneering projects, why I am concerned with politics? I always answer that my experience has taught me that the key to progress lies in politics, and this is especially true in Arab countries, where, frankly, politics is everything.
My interest in politics began at an early age, and has been refined over time – especially because I have needed to answer an important question asked by other investors or entrepreneurs: why do some Arab economies succeed and others fail? And there are great ...
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