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Shifting Gears: The Private Sector as an Engine of Growth in the Middle East & North Africa

REGIONAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Shifting Gears: The Private Sector as an Engine of Growth in MENA

Thursday, May 8, 2025 
11:30 AM-12:30 PM ET (local time)

   

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Standards of living in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are far from the frontier, largely due to low productivity. The April 2025 issue of the MENA Economic Update, Shifting Gears, sheds light on a critical engine of productivity growth: the private sector. Businesses create jobs, boost livelihoods, and spur innovation. To accelerate the performance of the private sector, governments in the region may need to rethink their roles and firms could do more to better harness untapped talent in the region. 

Join experts from the region for a live discussion on these issues as well as an overview of economic trends in the MENA region. 

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