Nabil Sukkar holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University, U.S.A. (1970). Between 1970 and 1981 he worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C., as a Macro-Economist in the West Africa Region, Financial Analyst in the South Asia Region, and as Senior Projects Economist in the Middle East Region. Between 1981 and 1985 he became an investment advisor to a Gulf investment group and in 1986, he set up a private consulting business in London, Middle East Development Consultants (MEDEC). Between 1987 and 1990 he conducted a major study on the Syrian economy assisted in the first six months, by a team of international consultants. The study, which was in six volumes, contained proposals for the stabilization, restructuring and marketization of the Syrian economy and a critical appraisal of its main economic sectors (agriculture, industry, public enterprises, oil & gas, tourism, banking, housing, and construction). Upon completion of the study, he stayed in Syria to set up the Syrian Consulting Bureau for Development and Investment.
