Brian Kettell has lived and worked in the Middle East for more than 20 years. Most recently he worked as an advisor to the CEO of a branch of the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Prior to that he was Economic Advisor for the Central Bank of Bahrain where he had numerous economics and banking responsibilities. Brian has had advisory positions at a range of financial institutions including the World Bank, African Development Bank, National Commercial Bank (Saudi Arabia), Global Investment House (Kuwait), Noor Islamic Bank (UAE), the UK Treasury, Central Bank of Iran, Central Bank of Syria and Scotland Yard. His academic expertise is highlighted by his past teaching work at a number of top universities worldwide including the London School of Economics, the City University of Hong Kong and London Metropolitan University Business School. He has presented academic papers widely including at the Harvard Business School. Brian’s impressive list of publications include over 100 articles in journals, business magazines and the financial press including Islamic Business and Finance, the Central Banking Journal, Euromoney, the Securities Journal and the International Currency Review. He has also published 28 books on banking and financial markets. These include Financial Economics (FT-Prentice Hall), Economics for Financial Markets (Butterworth-Heinemann), What Drives Currency Markets (FT-Prentice Hall), What Drives Financial Markets (FT-Prentice Hall), The Valuati