Khalid Abu-Ismail
Functional Title:
Chief of Section and Senior Economist
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
abu-ismail@un.org
Phone Number:
+96176601450
Bio
Khalid Abu-Ismail is Senior Economist at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). He currently leads or co-leads ESCWA's work on global development challenges, beyond GDP, economic resilience, poverty, inequality and has formerly led ESCWA's work on Economic Growth, Employment, MDGs, Middle Class, Fiscal Policies, and the Arab Vision 2030. He is the lead author of more than 50 technical papers and 20 UN flagship publications, including the 2022 World Development Challenges Report and the 2017 and 2023 Arab Multidimensional Poverty Reports. Formerly, he held positions of Poverty and Macroeconomic Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Program Regional Offices for Arab States (2002-2012), Assistant to Minister of Public Enterprises in Egypt (1997) and Lead Economist with the Egyptian Cabinet's Decision Support Center (1992-95). Khalid is a Policy Affiliate at the Middle East Economic Research Forum and a former Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of the Lebanese American University. He has a D. Phil. in Development Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York and MPhil in Development Planning and the Environment from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Khalid Abu-Ismail is Senior Economist at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). He currently leads or co-leads ESCWA's work on global development challenges, beyond GDP, economic resilience, poverty, inequality and has formerly led ESCWA's work on Economic Growth, Employment, MDGs, Middle Class, Fiscal Policies, and the Arab Vision 2030. He is the lead author of more than 50 technical papers and 20 UN flagship publications, including the 2022 World Development Challenges Report and the 2017 and 2023 Arab Multidimensional Poverty Reports. Formerly, he held positions of Poverty and Macroeconomic Policy Advisor at the United Nations Development Program Regional Offices for Arab States (2002-2012), Assistant to Minister of Public Enterprises in Egypt (1997) and Lead Economist with the Egyptian Cabinet's Decision Support Center (1992-95). Khalid is a Policy Affiliate at the Middle East Economic Research Forum and a former Guest Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics of the Lebanese American University. He has a D. Phil. in Development Economics from the New School for Social Research in New York and MPhil in Development Planning and the Environment from the University of Dundee in Scotland.
Economic
Years of experience 8-10 Years
Economic field:
Economic Diversification & Private Sector Development, Economic Modeling, Fiscal Management & Policies, Industrial Development, Regional Integration and Mobility, Trade
Additional fields of expertise:
Macroeconomic policiesGovernance and Institutional
Years of experience 8-10 Years
Additional fields of expertise:
impact of conflictSocial
Years of experience 8-10 Years
Years of experience 8-10 Years
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Data analysis
- Programming
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Phd in Economics | New School for Social Research | 2006-06-30 |
| MPhil in Development Planning and the Environment | University of Dundee | 1995-10-31 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| World Development Challenges Report | https://www.unescwa.org/publications/world-development-challenges-broader-lens | Co-Author |
