Sergei Guriev makes the opening remarks of the MENA Research Symposium. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the topic of a two-day research symposium being held by the EBRD, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Economics of Transition journal on 2-3 June. It will take a stand-back look at some of the more intractable challenges facing the region.
