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With the theme ‘Creating a Regional Framework for Prosperity and Peace through Public-Private Cooperation’, the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa took place at the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of Amman, on 21-23 May.

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(From L-R) Chief Business Officer Murat Sonmez, Chief Commissioner of Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Hani Mulki, former British prime minister Gordon Brown, Vice-Chairman of GE John Rice, Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Petroleum Majid Jafar, and Chief Executive Officer of Meridiam Infrastructure Thierry Deau attend a pa

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres (R) and Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown speak on the last day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015, on May 23, 2015, in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the Jordanian capital, Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

(L to R) Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq, and the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), German Klaus Schwab, attend the last day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 23, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the Jordanian capital, Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

Jordan’s Queen Rania (R) attends the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the Jordanian capital, Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

Jordan’s King Abdullah II (L), Jordan’s Queen Rania (C) and crown prince Hussein stand on stage with representatives of associations who were awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Schwab Foundation on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Jordanian Amman. (R) Maysoun Odeh Gangat, a Palestinian social entrepreneur who launched NISAA Radio Broadcasting Company; (2ndR) Pierre Issa, director of the Arc-en-ciel Lebanese association. (AFP/Getty Images)

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas gives a speech on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Jordanian Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani (L) shakes hands with former Israeli president Shimon Peres (R) next to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Jordanian Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

Jordan’s King Abdullah II shakes hands with the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), German Klaus Schwab (L) on stage on the opening day of the WEF on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Jordanian Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

In this handout photo provided by the Jordanian Royal Court, Jordan’s king Abdullah II receives the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, on May 21, 2015 in Amman, Jordan. (Getty Images)

(In the center) Jordan’s King Abdullah II, his wife Queen Rania and the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), German Klaus Schwab listen to speeches on the opening day of the WEF on the Middle East and North Africa 2015 on May 22, 2015 in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of the capital Jordanian Amman. (AFP/Getty Images)

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