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Teaching Resources:
Studies and Reports
First Arab World Competitiveness Report Launched by the World
Economic Forum, 9 September 2002 - Geneva, Switzerland
The Report Highlights the Urgent Need for Economic Reforms in the
Region
According to The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2002-2003 (AWCR),
newly released by the World Economic Forum, the development divides
in the Arab world have widened even further in recent years. The
Report reveals why growth in the region has stagnated since the
1980s despite some of the highest investment rates in the world.
It also examines why, despite its distinct natural resource endowments,
the region has failed to capture a greater proportion of international
trade and capital flows. Noting the implications of exploding population
growth in the region, the Report not only stresses the need to intensify
job creation and develop educational systems that equip the population
with the required skills for the rapidly evolving global economy
but also emphasizes the profound environmental sustainability challenges
faced by the region.
http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/First+Arab+World+Competitiveness+Report+Launched+by+the+World+Economic+Forum
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