Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World

In March 2010, the Arab fund for economic and social development and the World Bank (Middle East and North Africa region) agreed to hold joint high-level development seminars around issues pertaining to the Arab World. These will be held on a regul...

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Main Authors:	Rouis, Mustapha, Limam, Imed
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION INNOVATIONS JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR MARKET MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES MICRO FINANCING MICROFINANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT SCALE ENTERPRISES SKILLED LABOR SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL STARTUPS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SMES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOTAL EMPLOYMENT VENTURE CAPITAL WORKER YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20144155/arab-development-symposium-second-invigorating-smes-arab-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20551

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spelling	okr-10986-205512021-04-23T14:03:56Z Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World Rouis, Mustapha Limam, Imed EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION INNOVATIONS JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR MARKET MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES MICRO FINANCING MICROFINANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT SCALE ENTERPRISES SKILLED LABOR SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL STARTUPS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SMES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOTAL EMPLOYMENT VENTURE CAPITAL WORKER YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE In March 2010, the Arab fund for economic and social development and the World Bank (Middle East and North Africa region) agreed to hold joint high-level development seminars around issues pertaining to the Arab World. These will be held on a regular basis, every 18 months or so, at the Arab fund premises in Kuwait. This note analyzes micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the Arab World. A regional approach to promoting SMEs will have the added benefit of enhancing regional integration among MENA countries - a region which is one of the least integrated in the world. Finally, micro enterprises have an important development role as they stimulate economic inclusion, particularly among women and youth. The main recommendations are divided into two areas: policies and institutions. 2014-11-19T16:37:47Z 2014-11-19T16:37:47Z 2014-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20144155/arab-development-symposium-second-invigorating-smes-arab-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20551 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 119 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa North Africa Middle East
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topic	EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION INNOVATIONS JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR MARKET MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES MICRO FINANCING MICROFINANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT SCALE ENTERPRISES SKILLED LABOR SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL STARTUPS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SMES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOTAL EMPLOYMENT VENTURE CAPITAL WORKER YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
spellingShingle	EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT GENERATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRMS GOVERNMENT SUPPORT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES INFORMAL SECTOR INNOVATION INNOVATIONS JOB CREATION JOBS LABOR MARKET MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES MICRO FINANCING MICROFINANCE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT SCALE ENTERPRISES SKILLED LABOR SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL STARTUPS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SMES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TOTAL EMPLOYMENT VENTURE CAPITAL WORKER YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Rouis, Mustapha Limam, Imed Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World
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description	In March 2010, the Arab fund for economic and social development and the World Bank (Middle East and North Africa region) agreed to hold joint high-level development seminars around issues pertaining to the Arab World. These will be held on a regular basis, every 18 months or so, at the Arab fund premises in Kuwait. This note analyzes micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) in the Arab World. A regional approach to promoting SMEs will have the added benefit of enhancing regional integration among MENA countries - a region which is one of the least integrated in the world. Finally, micro enterprises have an important development role as they stimulate economic inclusion, particularly among women and youth. The main recommendations are divided into two areas: policies and institutions.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	Rouis, Mustapha Limam, Imed
author_facet	Rouis, Mustapha Limam, Imed
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title	Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World
title_short	Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World
title_full	Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World
title_fullStr	Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World
title_full_unstemmed	Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World
title_sort	arab development symposium second : invigorating smes in the arab world
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/20144155/arab-development-symposium-second-invigorating-smes-arab-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20551
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Arab Development Symposium Second : Invigorating SMEs in the Arab World

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