Mustapha Kamel Nabli (Arabic: مصطفى كمال النابلي; born in 1948) is a Tunisian economist. He served as Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia from January 2011 until July 2012.[1][2][3]

Mustapha Kamel Nabli
مصطفى كمال النابلي
Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia
In office
17 January 2011 – 18 July 2012
PresidentFouad Mebazaa
Moncef Marzouki
Preceded byTaoufik Baccar
Succeeded byChedly Ayari
Personal details
Born (1948-02-10) 10 February 1948 (age 76)
Téboulba, Tunisia

Biography edit

Born on February 10, 1948, in Téboulba, Tunisia,[4] Nabli studied Economics in Tunisia, where he received the Prize of the President of the Republic in June 1969 for his Bachelor in Economics. He received his Master's degree and a PhD in Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles.[5] He also holds a degree from Tunis Ecole Nationale d’ Administration (ENA).

Professor of Economics at the Tunis University and member of Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts; visiting professor, various universities in Canada, US, Belgium and France; international consultant. 1988-90, Chairman, Tunis Stock Exchange. 1990-95, Minister of Economic Development and Minister of Planning and Regional Development of Tunisia; concurrently, 1994-1996: member of U.N. Secretary General High Level Group on “Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy”. Economics Expert for the European Union and the Arab League. With World Bank: 1997, Senior Economic Adviser, Development Prospects, Development Economics; 1999-2010, Regional Chief Economist and Director, Social and Economic Development Group, Middle East and North Africa; 2010 - Jan. 2011, Senior Adviser to the World Bank Chief Economist. Jan. 2011 - July 2012, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia.

He entered the 2014 Presidential elections as an independent, but withdraw in November 17, 2014.[6]

Honours edit

Published works edit

  • Tunisia's Economic Development. Why Better than Most of the Middle East but Not East Asia (with Jeffrey B. Nugent), London / New York, Routledge, 2022
  • J’y crois toujours : Au-delà de la débâcle...une Tunisie démocratique et prospère, Tunis, Sud éditions, 2019
  • Natural Resources, Volatility and Inclusive Growth Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa, Washington, International Monetary Fund, 2012
  • The Great Recession and Developing Countries, New York, World Bank Publications, 2010
  • Breaking the Barriers to Higher Economic Growth: Better Governance and Deeper Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa, New York, World Bank Publications, 2008
  • Industrial Policy in the Middle East and North Africa: Rethinking the Role of the State, Cairo, The American University in Cairo Press, 2007
  • Governance and Private Investment in the Middle East and North Africa, New York, World Bank Publications, 2006
  • Trade, Investment, and Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Engaging With the World, New York, World Bank Publications, 2003
  • MENA development report, New York, World Bank Publications, 2003
  • Financial Integration, Vulnerabilities to Crisis, and EU Accession in Five Central European Countries, New York, World Bank Publications, 1999
  • Development Strategy and Management of Market Economy, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1997
  • The New Institutional Economics and Development: Theory and Applications to Tunisia, London, Elsevier Science Ltd, 1989
  • Actes du colloque coopération CEE-Maghreb, Tunis, Centre d'études, de recherches et de publication de la Faculté de droit et des sciences politiques et économiques, 1981

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.bct.gov.tn/bct/siteprod/documents/Conseil_06_fr.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Mustapha Kamel Nabli : je ne fais pas partie du gouvernement". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  3. ^ "Tunisia president sacks central bank governor". Al Arabiya English. 2012-06-27. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. ^ "Mustapha Kamel Nabli «N'ayons pas peur de l'avenir»". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. ^ Monga, Célestin (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics Volume 1: Context and Concepts. Justin Yifu Lin. Oxford: Oxford University Press USA - OSO. p. 608. ISBN 978-0-19-151076-2. OCLC 1235597424.
  6. ^ "Présidentielle tunisienne : Mustapha Kamel Nabli, le « jeune » rival de Béji Caïd Essebsi… – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. ^ "Des personnalités décorées par le Président de la République par intérim". Leaders (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-17.