CNN Market Place Middle East

SHOW #125

IN FOCUS: Mind the Gap

It may be a market of 1.5 billion people, flush with oil wealth and other natural resources, but 39% of the global Muslim population lives below the poverty linie. This week MME takes a look at the growing wealth gap and the impact on development and security in the region.

FACETIME: Abdalla Salem El-Badri, OPEC Secretary General

Oil prices have remained within a trading range of $70-$80 despite less than robust global growth, but OPEC members are concerned that the economic recovery may stall as goverments begin to withdraw their stimulus plans. This week we talk with OPEC's secretary general about the outlook for prices and managing Iraq's potential re-entry into the group's quota system.