Supporting Syrian Diaspora Business
Jan 17, 2017 / Highlight
Context/ Rationale
Syria has faced one of the worst humanitarian crises since the 21st century with over 11.5 million people displaced and over 12.2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The Syrian diaspora is playing an important role in supporting the refugees and the reconstruction of Syria. Development partners have a strong...
Supporting Syrian Diaspora - Agenda
Youth Cam Interview with Abdallah Absi
Dec 19, 2016 / Library
On the sidelines of the Mediterranean Economic Week, CMI’s youth camera conducted an interview with Abdallah Absi, CEO of Zoomaal, crowdfunding platform of the Arab world.
Youth Cam Interview with Mohamed Sameer
Dec 19, 2016 / Library
On the sidelines of the Mediterranean Economic Week, CMI’s youth camera conducted an interview with Mohamed Sameer, CEO of S3Geeks, upper Egypt’s entrepreneurs platform.
Education, Innovation, Employability
Nov 29, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Countries of the southern Mediterranean.
Partners
AFD; CMI; EIB; Islamic Development Bank (IsDB); Union for the Mediterranean (UfM); and the World Bank.
Regional Context
The quality of education remains the number one challenge to building inclusive Arab societies that are cohesive and stable. The pattern is...
Can Entrepreneurship Education Improve Work Opportunities for College Graduates?
Oct 18, 2016 / Library
Education is usually seen as a route for improving people’s employment opportunities, but this hasn’t proven the case in many developing countries. As the World Bank’s 2013 World Development Report highlighted.
Education Reform to Create Entrepreneurs
Oct 10, 2016 / Blog entry
The demographic clock is ticking on both sides of the Mediterranean – from an aging workforce on one end to a workforce surplus on the other. Yet whatever the demographic dynamics, the Mediterranean space is facing an incredible challenge: providing a safe, buoyant and prosperous future for its youth which would benefit its societies, their...
Access to Talent for MENA'S Entrepreneurs
Oct 06, 2016 / Library
In 2015, unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) stood at 12%, the highest regional unemployment rate in the world. Estimates suggest that the region must create 85 million jobs by 2023 to be on par with global average unemployment rates. Governments and private sector institutions are pointing to entrepreneurship as a way to...
Arab World Start-ups Need Partners, Pathways, and Talent to Access Markets
Sep 26, 2016 / Blog entry
Market access is critical to the growth of start-ups in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA). Start-ups seeking to scale up their operations need to think in terms of regional, rather than solely national, growth strategies from day one. However, maneuvering themselves into new countries is a complex process, and one that hinges on finding the...
The Women for Resilient Cities Acceleration Program
Jun 07, 2016 / Library
The Women for Resilience Program (W4R) brought together a group a hopeful enthusiastic women entrepreneurs from Egypt, Djibouti and Lebanon and put them through an accelerated training program hoping to equip them with knowledge they need to succeed in their project. The program aims at empowering women in tackling urban risk and developing...
Young Tunisian Entrepreneurs Push to Change Attitudes to Jobs
Apr 27, 2016 / Blog entry
Five years after its political revolution, Tunisia’s government has acknowledged economic challenges, including a lack of foreign investment and a high unemployment rate. Many Tunisians call for a second revolution, this time for economic opportunities, including entrepreneurship and the employment it creates. Although being an entrepreneur in...
Link-up! Feasibility Study-Enabling Diaspora Entrepreneurship
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Call for Green Entrepreneurs: SwitchMed Training Programme in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine
Sep 14, 2015 / Highlight
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Apply to one of the first highly qualified green entrepreneurship training programme in the...
Science and Technology Parks governance & management- Workshop Agenda
Knowledge Valorisation Agenda 16-18 June 2014
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PARTICPANTS LIST - Ankara Workshop