Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 13

28-Mar-2011

MEES Agenda

Qadhafi, Mubarak And Ben Ali Billions Highlight Regulatory Flaws

That the international community managed to mobilize quickly under the auspices of the UN and EU to freeze over $60bn (and rising) worth of assets held by Libyas Col Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi and his entourage seems like an achievement. As do the bilateral actions to stop the deposed dictators of Egypt (Husni Mubarak) and Tunisia (Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali) and their...