Barriers and Opportunities for Enhancing Capital Flows
In the COMCEC Member Countries
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METHODOLOGY
The study was undertaken using a desk review of relevant literature on capital flows, in-depth
research by EIU country analysts for the country-specific sections using EIU data, external
sources and their detailed knowledge of the country, and a series of stakeholder interviews
(telephone and face-to-face) with the following officials, who we would like to thank for their
participation:
 Marwan Barakat, chief economist, Banque Audi
 Margareta Drzeniek, director and senior economist, Global Competitiveness Network,
World Economic Forum
 Harald Finger, deputy division chief, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 Masataka Fujita, head, Investment Trends and Issues Branch, Division on Investment
and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 Elena Ianchovichina, lead economist, Office of the Chief Economist, MENA, World Bank
 Kalman Kalotay, economic affairs officer, Division on Investment and Enterprise,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa, director, Research Department, African Development Bank
(AfDB)
 Raja Teh, advisor on Islamic finance and banking, World Islamic Economic Forum