2024年4月25日 · The Global South includes most emerging countries and one of the critical players at the intersection of these two country groupings, the Middle East, notably countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is in an important position to work with developed and developing markets to reach their long-term goals, particularly in the context of international …

2017年5月20日 · The Middle East and North Africa is home to a rising number of well-educated individuals. By 2030, the region is set to expand its tertiary-educated talent pool by 50%. However, currently two in five graduates are out of a job.

2024年1月26日 · The Forum's whitepaper, Shaping Cooperation in a Fragmenting World, proposes establishing a “middle/major powers” grouping to leverage the influence of middle powers on the global stage. This diplomatic mechanism would link Western major and middle powers with non-Western ones, such as Brazil, India, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

2018年5月3日 · In the Middle East, a larger youth population has coincided with greater social empowerment. Women often married young and rarely worked outside the home. Now, more girls are attending school and more women are entering the labour force. Couples are waiting longer to marry and are having fewer children.

2015年11月19日 · The country is the region’s second-most improved country on the health and survival sub index since 2006. 2. Kuwait (117) drops four places this year. It is the region’s second-best performing country in the educational attainment indicator and the third-best performer in economic participation and opportunity. 3.

2023年3月30日 · Hosting mega sporting events generates economic benefits for the host country – sports tourism is already a $600 billion industry in the Middle East that’s expected to keep growing. Beyond contributing to improving the tourism sector of host economies, major sporting events have a "halo" effect that creates a positive spill-over into ...

2019年4月5日 · By using data from the Global Risks Perception Survey – a poll of stakeholders around the world – and responses to the Executive Opinion Survey from business leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, the briefing paper offers an assessment of how global, national, and market risks are coming together to shape the overall risks landscape for the MENA region.

2014年9月3日 · Large parts of the Middle East and North Africa continue to be affected by geopolitical conflict and turbulence. Yet, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 , some North African economies are slowly stabilizing and are starting to focus on economic reform that will improve the ...

2019年4月5日 · Beyond my own country, Arab women are also making waves. In Bahrain, women comprise a record-breaking one-third of Bahrain’s foreign ministry personnel. And earlier this year, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud became the first …

2024年11月21日 · Here are three lessons from the Middle East on how to prepare students for the workplaces of the future. The global job market is undergoing a seismic shift. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics will and already are impacting jobs across several industries, replacing some roles and changing the nature of others.