Middle East Economic Strategy Group (MEESG)

Staff: Henry Siegman, Former Senior Fellow and Former Director for the U.S./Middle East Project
March 1, 1995 - November 30, 1997

Chaired by Paul Volcker, the Middle East Economic Strategy Group is comprised of experts in international finance, trade, and development. The group examines the efficacy and viability of new regional cooperative arrangements and institutions and develops policy recommendations for regional economic development. MEESG is not a typical Study Group, but rather has commissioned a set of papers from Gulf experts who are convening to determine what, if any, policy recommendations might be made by the MEESG on development strategies for the Gulf.

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