Regional Workshop on the KE, CMI
Oct 02, 2012 / Highlight
The main challenge in the MENA region today is to create more, better paid, decent, and higher quality jobs. A key way for MENA countries to meet this challenge is to invest more in knowledge and innovation related areas and to develop competitive, high productivity, and sustainable economic activities—that is, to make a move to a knowledge...
Is Working a Privilege in the Middle East & North Africa? Who is Most Affected by MENA’s Joblessness Trap?
Oct 01, 2012 / Blog entry
This blog is part of a weekly series that we hope will provide some food for thought on the critical questions outlined in the forthcoming MENA Flagship Report on Jobs.
Like many of my colleagues, I have now spent several years trying to understand the reality of labor markets in MENA, especially for young people. Looking back over the research...
Let’s Have a Conversation About What Exactly I Should Tell Your Finance Minister
Oct 01, 2012 / Blog entry
An invitation to a live web-chat on jobs in the Middle East and North Africa
This blog is part of a weekly series that we hope will provide some food for thought on the critical questions outlined in the forthcoming MENA Flagship Report on Jobs.
The Arab World faces a great opportunity with large numbers of educated youth entering the labor...
Workshop on Managing International Labor Migration for Better Development Outcomes (June 13-15, 2011)
Nov 02, 2011 / Highlight
Background: The recent events across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are a strong reminder that one of the main challenges facing countries in the Arab World is to absorb the large cohort of young and increasingly well-educated labor market entrants into productive employment. The current inability to provide sufficient numbers of quality...
