{"id":1174,"date":"2017-01-18T13:42:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2017-01-19T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T13:52:42","slug":"the-krg-budget-crisis-as-a-catalyst-for-responsive-and-responsible-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bayancenter.org\/en\/2017\/01\/1174\/","title":{"rendered":"The KRG Budget Crisis as a Catalyst for Responsive and Responsible Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"

As world leaders gather for the 47th<\/sup> annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss global challenges and the imperative of \u201cresponsive leadership\u201d, Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies hosted a roundtable discussion on January 17 entitled, \u201cThe KRG Budget Crisis as a Catalyst for Responsive and Responsible Leadership\u201d. The discussion featured a presentation by Dr. Mark DeWeaver from Washington, DC, who addressed a group of academics and practitioners about how the budget crisis in the KRG is forcing leaders to become more responsive and responsible.<\/p>\n

Dr. DeWeaver is an emerging markets fund manager, independent economist and author. His publications include the Animal Spirits with Chinese Characteristics: Investment Booms and Busts in the World\u2019s Emerging Economic Giant<\/em>. Dr. DeWeaver is also a non-resident fellow at the Institute of Regional and International Studies at AUI-S, where his research focuses on economic conditions in Iraqi Kurdistan.<\/p>\n

The discussion focused on:<\/p>\n