• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Ahmed Ali Attiga

Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)

Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Ahmed Ali Attiga is the CEO of the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution. Previously, he was with the IFC and was responsible for investment and advisory services  in the Middle East, overseeing an investment portfolio of over US$2.7b and an advisory program of about US$200m. Dr. Attiga served at the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank  in Washington, D.C as well as a Manager of a Private Equity fund for the State of Wisconsin in the United States. He also advised Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) on privatization and restructuring strategies. In his early career, he held teaching and research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research. He holds several board and advisory positions, including on the Emirates Development Bank and the Royal International Commission to evaluate Jordan’s Privatization Program. He is a Trustee of the Al Aman Fund for the Future of Orphans, and a member of the Arab Thought Forum. Dr. Attiga holds a PhD in Finance, an MBA and an M.S. in International Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He gained a BA in Economics from Kuwait University.

Sessions With Ahmed Ali Attiga

Monday, 9 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    The World Economy Dodged a Recession in 2019: Now what?
    Markets Investment & Trading

    Thanks to stimulus from the world’s central banks, weak growth did not lead to a recession last year. But we are facing even more daunting risks this year: US-Iran tensions, a wider trade that could affect Europe, the coronavirus, and mounting uncertainty around the US elections. Are central banks running out of ammunition to counter these threats? Will fiscal policy come to the rescue?