During the fourth session, "Economic development and good governance in the Middle East", the participants discussed the roadmaps of the speedy region recovery.
According to Vladimir Popov, Professor in the Graduate School of International Business at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in Moscow, before the crisis the Middle East countries were among the world leaders in terms of economic growth and improving social conditions. Before 2010 among the most successful countries were Oman, Israel, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Saudi Arabia. Their development meant a declining level of social and economic inequality, decrease of the per capita murders. This proves that the economic miracle could be fulfilled in the Middle East.