Why the Arab world needs an education system that creates entrepreneurs

By 2020, between 80 and 100 million jobs need to be created in the Middle East and North Africa just to maintain current unemployment rates, according to the World Bank. This recent report by the Citi Foundation and Injaz Al-Arab titled “Unlocking Arab Youth Entrepreneurship” dives into the major problems facing youth employment in the region, namely the lack of job opportunities and appropriate skills training. Those surveyed are taking part in Injaz’s Company Program which offers business skills and entrepreneurship training. “The Arab Spring countries are going through a deep and comprehensive transformational process. Small and medium enterprises now…

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Why the Arab world needs an education system that creates entrepreneurs [Report]

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