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Iran's Election Exposes the Country's Deep Divisions
Missed by the Boom, Hurt by the Bust: Making Markets Work for Young People in the Middle East
In its latest report, the Middle East Youth Initiative cautions that a new jobs crisis may damage future prospects for the region's young people. James D. Wolfensohn, former president of the World Bank and founder of the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings, says: “The Middle East is facing a new economic reality, and young people risk bearing the brunt of this downturn.”
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Elections and Economic Growth in Lebanon
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"Now, this is kind of cynical, but in Lebanon we have had so many crises and so much instability that the regulators became used to this environment. This is why, when we had this economic crisis now, the banks in Lebanon emerged very stable because, you can say, they are used to it." Read the rest of our interview with Jad Chaaban.
For the Media
Find contact information for the Middle East Youth Initiative, along with our previous memoranda to the media, via the link below.
