MENA Generation 2030: Prospects for a demographic dividend
UNICEF’s new report, MENA Generation 2030, focuses on ‘investing in children and youth today to secure a prosperous region tomorrow’. ...
Palestinians working in Israel: the impact on West Bank food security
Employment of Palestinians in Israel is one of the special features of the labour markets in the West Bank. But ...
Exports and innovation in the MENA region: when skills matter
Firms that want to start exporting have to be able to innovate and upgrade their use of technology in the ...
Africa youth leadership: building local leaders to solve global challenges
Accountable leadership is one of the biggest challenges to development in Africa. This Brookings column argues that the young people ...
The economic and social transformation of the Middle East and North Africa
The crises that began with the Arab revolts signal the urgent need for economic and social transformation in the Middle ...
Recent financial and debt crises: is the MENA region immune?
How vulnerable is the MENA region to a ‘sudden stop’ in capital inflows and the potential for associated financial and ...
Africa’s continental free trade area: a stepping-stone to integration?
In a week that marks the anniversary of the treaty for an African continental free trade area, signed in Kigali ...
Productive jobs: rebasing growth in the MENA region
With the oil rents of the Middle East set to wane, it is essential to generate opportunities for jobs that ...