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Oumeyma Chelbi

Junior Visiting Fellow

Bio

Oumeyma Chelbi is a junior visiting fellow at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. She has recently graduated from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar with a master’s degree in development economics.

Chelbi’s research interests include corruption, governance, development economics, and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Previously, Chelbi interned at Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Amman, Jordan, and at the Doha Institute.

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Research Areas

  • Corruption
  • Governance
  • Development economics
  • Entrepreneurship

Countries of Focus

  • Tunisia
  • Middle East and North Africa

Other Areas of Interest

  • Migration

Education

  • M.A., Development Economics, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, 2023
  • B.A., Business Administration, Marmara University, Turkey, 2021

Articles

The Saudi Anticorruption Drive Moves Beyond Frying a Few Big Fish
What began in dramatic fashion in 2017 has matured into a sustained anti-corruption campaign that has made Saudi Arabia a regional leader on the issue.
Oumeyma Chelbi, Robert P. Beschel Jr.
How Tunisia's Anti-Corruption Campaign Is Putting Its Next Election into Question
Opposition figures continue to be banned from running for elections due to corruption charges. Is it an attempt to sideline the competition or distract from mounting economic woes?
Nejla Ben Mimoune, Oumeyma Chelbi
Conflict in the Red Sea Makes Economic Waves
The spillover from Israel’s onslaught of the Gaza Strip is not only generating conflict in far-reaching places from Lebanon to Yemen, but is creating economic consequences that could affect the entire globe.
Faozi Al-Goidi, Oumeyma Chelbi
BRICS Summit: Shaping a New Geopolitical Landscape – Council Views
The expansion of BRICS, announced at the August summit in South Africa, signals an emerging shift in the international order. Middle East Council experts analyze the significance of the bloc on the global stage and discuss questions raised at the summit about multipolarity, de-dollarization, and more.
Galip Dalay, Beverley Milton Edwards, Aisha Al-Sarihi, Shahram Akbarzadeh, Adel Abdel Ghafar, Ranj Alaaldin, June Park, Oumeyma Chelbi, Abdalftah Hamed Ali

Publications

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October 27, 2024
MENA region -
Anticorruption in MENA: Insights and Global Comparisons

Concerns about corruption have frequently been at the forefront of political unrest throughout the MENA region.

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May 28, 2024
Gulf Countries -
Tax Reform in Saudi Arabia: Assessing the Economic and Societal Impacts

This Issue Brief addresses the impact of VAT imposition in Saudi Arabia, examining the root economic challenges that led to tax reform in the kingdom and by exploring the economic and societal impact of this policy.

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