Yeganeh Forouheshfar, is junior economist and a researcher at EMEA, she holds a PhD in economics from Université Paris-Dauphine. Her thesis is entitled “Financial sector development, economic growth and demography in MENA region”. Her research interests are financial markets, entrepreneurship, digitalization and demographic transition. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Master’s in applied mathematics jointly from Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University and Ecole Polytechnique. Yeganeh has published in peer review journals and is currently working on several research projects. In addition to her research and teaching activities she is also involved in the organization of an annual conference on pension, insurance and savings.