Episode 110 – A New Era and End of the Shale Boom? - A MENA & Oil Market Check-In

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by two IIF colleagues, Garbis Iradian, Chief Economist for the MENA region, and Ivan Burgara, Economist, to give updates on the greater Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and recent developments in oil markets. The discussion begins with a brief summary of recent events in the region before narrowing in on Egypt and how the country looks to bounce back thanks to recent investments, what the implications are of the U.S. tariff policy for MENA and its countries, why oil market prices have dropped as a whole, how the Trump administration aims to both increase production and keep low prices, and much more. This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, with production and research contributions from Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate and Miranda Silverman, Senior Program Assistant.