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Saudi Arabia to Bring The Fourth Industrial Revolution to The Middle East

February 10th, 2020 - 10:24 GMT

Saudi Arabia to Bring The Fourth Industrial Revolution to The Middle East

Saudi Arabia will soon be the host of one of the most prestigious institutions at the heart of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) effort to shape the development and application of emerging technologies for the benefit of humanity. The Saudi branch of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) — a network of technology-governance hubs and affiliate centers — will be the outcome of an agreement reached late last ...

The IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, placed projects growth in the Middle East and North Africa region, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, at 3.9 percent in 2011, down from 4.4 percent in 2010

December 1st, 2011 - 09:11 GMT

MENA growth outlook ‘mixed’

The political environment in any country is a vital bridge between the social aspirations and reality

November 3rd, 2011 - 03:08 GMT

Sense of optimism that something can be done in the Arab world

The move comes amidst increasing concern in Amman over the reliability of Egyptian gas, which the Kingdom relies on for over 80 percent of its electricity generation needs

October 26th, 2011 - 02:08 GMT

As Egyptian gas supplies stall, Jordan turns to Iraq

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October 25th, 2011 - 07:07 GMT

WEF introduces scenarios on MENA economic growth

“In the long term the Arab Spring is good, but in the short and medium term its effect will be very negative,” said Iman Bibars, head of the Cairo-based Association for the Development and Enhancement of Women

October 24th, 2011 - 02:50 GMT

Arab world needs jobs, better governance, investment

The dominant theme of the Special Meeting was the need to expand the Arab economies to build at least 75 million new jobs within the next 20 years to offer opportunities to the next wave of young people

October 24th, 2011 - 02:16 GMT

Leaders of the forum leave Jordan with a spring in their step

There are other people than protesters who believed passionately in the importance of soft issues like social entrepreneuralism, quality education, and building the right environment for civil society to flourish

October 24th, 2011 - 06:36 GMT

The world economic forum that brings change, quietly

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October 23rd, 2011 - 01:18 GMT

Economic growth and job creation

Jibril outlined Libya’s needs with much more clarity than seems possible, having been watching the chaos of the fighting on TV every night for the past six months

October 23rd, 2011 - 05:52 GMT

Jibril lists to-do list for the economic future of Libya after Gaddafi

Some of the Arab world’s brightest and best head for the Dead Sea this weekend to the World Economic Forum’s Special Meeting on Economic Growth in the Arab World, to brainstorm on how to tackle this supreme challenge

October 22nd, 2011 - 04:39 GMT

Arab world’s future hinges on creating jobs for 100m young

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October 21st, 2011 - 10:37 GMT

Arab world’s future hinges on creating jobs for 100m young

The benefits that can flow from challenging barriers to entrepreneurship are immense in terms of unlocking human potential and setting out paths for growth

October 20th, 2011 - 02:50 GMT

Arab world needs an economic revolution