Samir Aita is President of the Cercle des Economistes Arabes. Former Editor in Chief and General Manager of Le Monde diplomatique éditions arabes. Lecturer of political economy at the University of Paris Dauphine, Paris II Sorobonne and Saint Joseph, Beirut. Consultant in Economy, finance, labor and urban planning. He started his career at the Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique and its subsidiaries. Then moved to the private sector, where here managed a division in a high technology company. In 1994, he joined an Arab group, active in oil & gas, as special advisor to the Chairman. In parallel, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of "Framasoft" for its reform and privatization. In 1999, he created a consulting company in economy, finance and information technologies: A Concept. For two years, he was the special advisor to the Chairman and CEO of SGBL bank, "Société Générale au Liban" in Beirut, then technical director at the ERF, the "Economic Research Forum" in Cairo. From 2005 to 2013, he was Editor in Chief and General Manager of "Le Monde diplomatique éditions arabes". He is presently senior consultant with UN agencies (UNHabitat, UNDP, ESCWA) and other international organizations. He is consulting for economy, political economy, decentralization, public finance, urbanization and labour market issues on different countries, including Iraq, Libya and Syria.