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Middle East and North Africa

The Maghreb Union is one of the world's worst-performing trading blocs. Here are five ways to change that

The Maghreb, in Northern Africa, is the perfect example of a region whose countries have been unable to find their way to a deeper integration. But there are ways to turn this around.

Wadia Ait Hamza 01 Jun 2017

World Economic Forum contributors

Shaun Adam

Community Lead, Regional and Global Cooperation, Asia-Pacific

Marco Aguilar

Marketing Communications Lead

Wadia Ait Hamza

Head of the Global Shapers Community

Oluwasooto Ajayi

Specialist, Communications and Engagement

Sofiat Akinola

Abdullahi Alim

Specialist, Africa and Middle East, Global Shapers Community

Roberta Alimonda

Community Engagement Specialist

Fatima Al Zahra Hewaidi

Community Lead, Business Engagement, MEA

Susanne Andreae

Head of Health and Healthcare Industry

Adwoa Bagalini

Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion Lead

Marc-Antoine Baissas

Head, Direct Funding, Impact & Governance: Member of Executive Committee

Joel Barnor

Africa Hub Director, Sustainable Development Investment Partnership

Maria Basso

Platform Curator, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains

Filipe Beato

Lead, Centre for Cybersecurity

Katja Bechtel

Practice Lead, Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI)

Michael Stanley Becker

Communications Lead, 1torg

Teresa Belardo

Community Lead, Regional Agenda, Europe

Emma Benameur

Head of Impact Innovation and Engagement; Member of the Executive Committee

Kimberly Bennett

Lead, Racial Justice in Business

Tamla Berry

Digital Campaign Specialist, UpLink

Francisco Betti

Head, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing & Value Chains; Member, ExCom

Felipe Bezamat

Head of Advanced Manufacturing Industry

Vidhi Bhatia

Communication Specialist, Nature Based Solutions

Sakshi Bhatnagar

Digital Product Lead

Roberto Bocca

Head of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee

François Bonnici

Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship; Head, Social Innovation

Kimberley Botwright

Head, Sustainable Trade

Noam Boussidan

Platform Curator, Energy, Materials Infrastructure Platform

James Nicholson Bowers

Partner Development Lead, Digital Communications, Information Technologies and Professional Services Industries

Peter Brabeck-Letmathe

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Madeleine Brandes

Specialist, Global Plastics Action Partnership

Børge Brende

Kris Broekaert

Government Affairs Lead

Katherine Brown

Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing Initiatives

Sebastian Buckup

Head of Network and Partnerships, Member of the Executive Committee

Gretchen Bueermann

Research and Analysis Specialist, Future Networks and Technology

Helen Burdett

Head, Circular Economy

Marcus Burke

Research Analyst, Media, Entertainment and Sport

Chantelle Buultjens

Specialist, Operations and Partner Engagement

Edgard Carneiro Vieira

Community Engagement Specialist

Andrew Caruana Galizia

Acting Deputy Head of Europe and Eurasia

Alice Charles

Lead, Urban Transformation

Gitanjali Chaturvedi

Project Lead, Gender, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Abhinav Chugh

Content and Partnerships Lead, Expert Network and Content Partners

Natalie Çilem

Community Specialist, Civil Society

Jennifer Clauzure

Project Specialist, Tropical Forest Alliance

Taylor Clayton

Program and Governance Specialist, GPAP

Katie Clift

Corporate Affairs Manager

Jean-Philippe Coene

Growth Analytics Specialist

Marina Colombo

Industry Lead - Energy, Materials Infrastructure Platform

Ian Cronin

Community Curator, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains

Ritwija Darbari

Community Specialist, Business Engagement, India and South Asia

Olivia De Dreuzy

Programme Specialist, Arts and Culture

Karen Demavivas

Project Lead, Friends of Ocean Action

Julia Devos

Head, New Champions Community

Sean Doherty

Head, International Trade and Investment; Member of the Executive Committee

Ayooshee Dookhee

Programme Specialist, Governance and International Cooperation

Sean Doyle

Lead, Centre for Cybersecurity

Faelle Dubois

Project Specialist, Climate and Nature

Caroline Durand-Gasselin

Sustainability Lead, Swiss Government Relations

Mirek Dusek

Head of Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East; ExCom Member

John Dutton

Head, Uplink; Member of the Executive Committee

Jaci Eisenberg

Head of Knowledge Communities, Global Programming

Aylin Elci

Communications Officer

Angie Farrag-Thibault

Project Lead, Clean Trucking Initiative

Memia Fendri

Project Specialist, Advanced Manufacturing

James Forsyth

Community Lead, South Asia/ASEAN, and Member Relations, Young Global Leaders

Kulé Galma

Community Engagement Specialist, Young Global Leaders

Thierry Geiger

Head, Benchmarking Practice

Laura Gerl

Intern, Platform for Shaping the Future of Mobility

Amira Ghouaibi

Project Lead, Women’s Health Initiative

Berit Gleixner

Community Lead, Civil Society

Aytug Goksu

Community Lead, Regional Strategies, Europe

Tal Goldstein

Head of Strategy

Pedro Gomez

Head of Shaping the Future of Mobility, Member of the Executive Committee

Fernando J. Gómez

Head of Industry Communities, Energy, Materials and Infrastructure Platform

Pedro Gabriel Gomez Pensado

Head of Oil and Gas Industry

Emilio Granados Franco

Head of Global Risks and Geopolitical Agenda.

Ty Greene

Community Specialist, Civil Society

Sriram Gutta

Deputy Head, India and South Asia

Diana Guzman

Head, Sustainable Development Investment Partnership

Sameera Hassan

Specialist, Foundations

Elselot Hasselaar

Project Lead, Centre for the New Economy and Society

Alice Hazelton

Programme Lead, Science and Society

Guillaume Hingel

Insights Lead, Benchmarking Practice

Dominique Hischier

Program Analyst - Energy, Materials Infrastructure Platform

Alex Igual Paija

Community Specialist: Media, Entertainment and Sport Industries

Sheikh Tanjeb Islam

Head of Government Affairs

Philippe Isler

Director, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation; Member of the ExCom

Prakash Iyer

Project Fellow, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains

Mahmoud Jabari

Community Specialist, Africa and the Middle East

Amy Jordan

Lead, Cybersecurity Delivery

Akshay Joshi

Head of Industry and Partnerships, Centre for Cybersecurity

Srivedant Kar

Tropical Forest Alliance Specialist, Communications

Purushottam Kaushik

Head, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Greta Keenan

Programme Specialist, Science and Society

Akanksha Khatri

Head, Nature and Biodiversity

Rebecca King

Engagement Lead

Andrej Kirn

Head, International Organizations and Humanitarian Agenda

Alexander Klimburg

Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, Member of the Executive committee

Maciej Kolaczkowski

Manager, Advanced Energy Solutions Industry

Ramya Krishnaswamy

Head, Institutional Communities and ESG Initiative; Member, Executive Committee

Sam Leakey

Programme Specialist, Science and Society

Victoria Lee

Project Lead, Environmental Initiatives – 4IR for the Earth

Joo-Ok Lee

Head, Regional Agenda, Asia-Pacific; Member of the Executive Committee

John Letzing

Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence

Mariah Levin

Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders

Cathy Li

Head, Shaping the Future of Media, Entertainment & Sport; Member of the ExCom

Micol Lucchi

Lead, Swiss Public Affairs

Juraj Majcin

Intern - Media, Entertainment and Culture: Global Digital Safety

Victoria Mallinckrodt

Sourcing and Procurement Associate

Aidan Manktelow

Insights Lead, Inclusive Business

Gayle Markovitz

Business Editor

Sylvain Marpeau-Roussel

Platform Curator, Mining and Metals Industry

Claudia Marquina

Specialist, Strategic Communications

Maria Ines Martin

Selections, Community and Impact Lead

Juliet Masiga

Kelly McCain

Head, Healthcare Initiatives

Espen Mehlum

Head of Energy, Materials & Infrastructure Prog., Benchmarking & Regional Action

Stephan Mergenthaler

Head of Strategic Intelligence; Member of the Executive Committee

Adrian Monck

Managing Director

Mbali Motsoeneng

Digital Content Curator and Engagement Specialist

Chido Munyati

Head of Regional Agenda, Africa

Aditi Namdeo

Head of Business Engagement, C4IR India

Jayant Narayan

Project Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Marie Penelope Nezurugo

Research and Analysis Specialist

Chizitera Njoku

Specialist, International Organizations and IGWELS

Eoin Ó Cathasaigh

Lead, Programming and Communication, Centre for the New Economy and Society

Adrien Ogée

Project Lead, Cyber Resilience

Derek O'Halloran

Head, Shaping the Future of Digital Economy & New Value Creation; Member, ExCom

Matthew Oliver

Kelly Ommundsen

Chief of Staff, Office of the Chairman

Emanuela Orsini

Digital Content Specialist

Prerana Pakhrin Misrahi

Communications Specialist, Society and Innovation

Kristen Panerali

Head of Energy, Materials, Infrastructure Programme, Net Zero Carbon Cities

Thales Panza de Paula

Partner Engagement Lead, Financial Services Industry

Gemma Parkes

Communications Lead, Ocean Action Agenda

Silvia Pasquini

Intern - Media, Entertainment and Culture: Value in Media

Natasa Perucica

Research and Analysis Specialist, Cybersecurity Industry Solutions

Linda Peterhans

Specialist, Cultural Leaders

William Petty

Head, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Goy Phumtim

Lead, Strategic Operations and Engagement, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

Natalie Pierce

Community Experiences and Partnerships Manager, Forum Foundations

Algirde Pipikaite

Lead, Strategic Initiatives

Robin Pomeroy

Marie Quinney

Specialist, Nature Action Agenda

Jill Rademacher

Head of the Forum Foundations

Alexandre Raffoul

Head of Business Engagement, Middle East and Africa

Sahil Raina

Media Relations Lead

Pavitra Raja

Programme and Engagement Lead, Europe and Americas - Schwab Foundation

Vijay Raju

Head of Strategy, Forum Members

Rushi Rama

Vesselina Stefanova Ratcheva

Insights Lead, Centre for the New Economy and Society

Florian Reber

Head of Community Engagement, 1t.org

Johanna Rick

Intern, Civil Society

Anthony Robert Hobley

Executive Fellow, Strategic Engagement, Centre for Nature and Climate

Justine Roche

Programme Analyst, Energy, Materials Infrastructure Platform

Ana Saldarriaga

Impact and Digital Engagement Manager, Forum Foundations

Kirsten Salyer

Ishaa Sandhu

Platform Fellow - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

Mara Sandoval

Head, Design and Interaction, Global Programming Group

Jörgen Sandström

Head of Energy, Materials, Infrastructure Programme, Industrial Transformation

Laura Saputelli

Sustainability Specialist, Swiss Public Affairs and Sustainability

Lucas Scherdel

Project Lead, Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare

Melisande Schifter

Project Lead, Inclusive Business

Georg Schmitt

Head of Digital and Marketing; Member of the Executive Committee

Olivier M. Schwab

Managing Director

Nicole Schwab

Co-Head, Nature-Based Solutions; Member of the Executive Committee

Klaus Schwab

Founder and Executive Chairman

Alexandra Leona Schwertner

Project Fellow, Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains

Alexia Semov

Community Lead, Food Nature

Nivedita Sen

Research and Analysis Specialist

Shrinal Sheth

Project Lead, Financial Innovation

Sabrina Sholts

Young Scientist

Grigory Shutko

Platform Curator, Information Technology Industry

Sophia Simmons

Project Specialist, Climate and Environment, Global Shapers Community

Matthew Stephenson

Policy and Community Lead, International Trade and Investment

Natalia Suescun Pozas

Lead, Meat the Future

Martina Szabo

Acting Head, Strategy and Engagement

Ronald Tardiff

Community Success Specialist, UpLink Ocean

Henry Taylor

Lead, Product and Innovation, Digital media

Margi Van Gogh

Head of Supply Chain and Transport

Peter Vanham

Deputy Head of Media

Renée van Heusden

Head of Oil and Gas Industry

Aditi Sara Verghese

Aditi Vyas

Head of Business Engagement, India and South Asia

Jessica Wanger

Programme Lead, Governance and Regions

Michelle Watt

Engagement Lead, Global Innovators

Roderick Weller

Project Lead, Clean Air

Samuel Werthmuller

Communications Officer, Europe

Candice White

Knowledge Management and Community Engagement Lead

Victor J. Willi

Community Lead, Regional and Geopolitical Affairs, Middle East and North Africa

Olivier Woeffray

Practice Lead, Strategic Intelligence

Jiawei Ye

Platform Funding Lead

Winnie Yeh

Lead, Responsible Sourcing

Saemoon Yoon

Community Lead, Technology Pioneers

Saadia Zahidi

Managing Director

Anna Zampa

Project Specialist, 100Million Farmers