Ibrahim Saif

Former Jordanian Minister in serval governments, An economist specializing in the political economy of the Middle East, his research focuses on economies transition, international trade with an emphasis on Jordan and the Middle East, institutional governance, and labor-market economics.
Economic Policies

Economic Challenges in Jordan: When Economy Becomes a Source of Instability

This material was published in the second issue of the Jordanian Politics and Society magazine (JPS). The Jordanian economy has been experiencing a decline in economic growth rates since 2007, the year of the global financial crisis. During the past decade, the growth of GDP has remained limited to 2-3%, compared to approximately 6.5% in 2000-2007. Over the past three…

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The 2024 Budget: New Accounts With the Same Old Challenges

The article is published in JPS Magazine The general budget is widely considered to be a credible document that a government produces in a year. Typically, the general budget shows revenue collected (tax efforts) from the taxpayers either directly or indirectly. The budget also presents governments’ priorities mirrored in how the collected revenue is dispersed. Historically, Jordan has attempted to…

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