Person

Benamara, Kader

1942

After a tumultuous schooling, he enrolled at the University of Algiers where he obtained a degree in Sociology, with specialization in North Africa anthropology. He left Algeria in early 1965 for the United States, University of Michigan, Georgetown University and the George Washington University. In 1979, he joined the OPEC Fund for International Development in Vienna. There, he helped set up a balance of payments program for the benefit of developing countries, in particular the low-income nations. He became head of the Research and Information Department, including the division providing technical assistance. Now retired. He is a member of associations and institutes in the field of Economics, in particular Strademed (based in Belgium), an international network of researchers and academics hailing from various backgrounds. The aim of this network is to promote economic prosperity on both sides of the Mediterranean.