Mustapha Kamel Nabli ( ar, مصطفى كمال النابلي; born in 1948) is a

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n economist. He served as Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia from January 2011 until July 2012.

Biography

Born on February 10, 1948, in

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, Nabli studied Economics in Tunisia, where he received the Prize of the President of the Republic in June 1969 for his Bachelor in Economics. He received his Master's degree and a PhD in Economics at the

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. He also holds a degree from Tunis Ecole Nationale d’ Administration (ENA). Professor of Economics at the

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and member of

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; visiting professor, various universities in Canada, US, Belgium and France; international consultant. 1988-90, Chairman, Tunis Stock Exchange. 1990-95, Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Planning and Regional Development of Tunisia; concurrently, 1994-1996: member of U.N. Secretary General High Level Group on “Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy”. Economics Expert for the

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and the Arab League. With World Bank: 1997, Senior Economic Adviser, Development Prospects, Development Economics; 1999-2010, Regional Chief Economist and Director, Social and Economic Development Group, Middle East and North Africa; 2010 - Jan. 2011, Senior Adviser to the

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Chief Economist. Jan. 2011 - July 2012, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia. He entered the 2014 Presidential elections as an independent, but withdraw in November 17, 2014.

Honours

* 2011 : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia.

Published works

* ''Tunisia's Economic Development. Why Better than Most of the Middle East but Not East Asia'' (with Jeffrey B. Nugent), London / New York, Routledge, 2022 * ''J’y crois toujours : Au-delà de la débâcle...une Tunisie démocratique et prospère'', Tunis, Sud éditions, 2019 * ''Natural Resources, Volatility and Inclusive Growth Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa'', Washington, International Monetary Fund, 2012 * ''The Great Recession and Developing Countries'', New York, World Bank Publications, 2010 * ''Breaking the Barriers to Higher Economic Growth: Better Governance and Deeper Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa'', New York, World Bank Publications, 2008 * ''Industrial Policy in the Middle East and North Africa: Rethinking the Role of the State'', Cairo, The American University in Cairo Press, 2007 * ''Governance and Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa'', New York, World Bank Publications, 2006 * ''Trade, Investment, and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Engaging With the World'', New York, World Bank Publications, 2003 * ''MENA development report'', New York, World Bank Publications, 2003 * ''Financial Integration, Vulnerabilities to Crisis, and EU Accession in Five Central European Countries'', New York, World Bank Publications, 1999 * ''Development Strategy and Management of Market Economy'', Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1997 * ''The New Institutional Economics and Development: Theory and Applications to Tunisia'', London, Elsevier Science Ltd, 1989 * ''Actes du colloque coopération CEE-Maghreb'', Tunis, Centre d'études, de recherches et de publication de la Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques et économiques, 1981

References

* Tunisian economists 1948 births Living people Governors of the Central Bank of Tunisia {{Tunisia-bio-stub