Dr. Yusef Yakubi holds a Ph.D. in Management from the University of Airlangga, Faculty of Economics and Business, where he was awarded the Airlangga Development Scholarship. Yakubi possesses more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of economic development, focusing particularly on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), business development, microfinance, financial inclusion, and socioeconomic initiatives.
Yusef's latest contributions
A Paradox in the Desert: The Impacts of Internal Displacement in Marib City
Since the onset of the Yemen conflict in 2014, Marib, a relatively small city that was recently home to less than 40,000 inhabitants, has received more than a million internally displaced persons (IDPs). The rapid growth of the city has changed life for native Maribis and led to a number of challenges for both the host community and IDPs, … Read more