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Youth Skills

Why financial inclusion for youth will raise all economic boats

Groups fighting for financial inclusion and youth employment united in Morocco. Will their findings promote progress?

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What Arab youth still want: jobs

Arab youth know what caused the uprisings a year ago. What they want to know is how their day-to-day lives will improve once the fanfare of elections subsides.

Is Islamic finance a viable alternative to our present model? Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/askpang/2423632175/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Alex Pang (Flickr)</a>

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The Islamic financial system's ancient, interesting idea: Banning interest

As the Islamic finance sector booms, sharia-compliant systems present opportunities for growth as well as reflection on western economic models.

Protesters wave Egypt's flag. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caitelle/5403613016/sizes/m/in/photostream/">C. Elle (flickr)</a>

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Turning Arab Spring youth opinions into data - and change

This story was republished in The Christian Science Monitor.

U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says green energy is central to economic growth. Photo: <a href="United Nations Information Service - Geneva">United Nations Information Service - Geneva(flickr)</a>

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U.N. on electricity: Green growth needs a good grid

What can the world’s poorest hope to achieve without energy access? Not much, according to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

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Hard Times for a Zimbabwean Migrant in Dubai

Like many young people who dream of coming to the wealthy Gulf States to find work, 27-year-old Anesu Gamba came here to Dubai three years ago to escape Zimbabwe’s crippling poverty.

A call center in India. New U.S. policies against outsourcing jobs overseas will hurt India's IT sector the most. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgrobinson/382439150/">David Robinson (flickr)</a>

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India's Outsourcing Woes

In spite of the global recession's painful effects on most of the world's economies, India has managed to stay stable. The country even expects its economy to grow by 5 percent this year.

Workers on a trading ship in Dubai, UAE. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/fleshmeatdoll/3037419453/">fleshmeatdoll (flickr)</a>

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"Dubai is Emptying Out"

Despite efforts by the local media to paint an optimistic picture, tough economic realities are quickly catching up with the ambitious, fast-growing city of Dubai.

Dubai's Construction Skyline at Night. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeingthings/463684899/">twocentsworth (flickr)</a>

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The Sky's Limits

The financial crisis is crimping construction in the Middle East and other places that had been experiencing a building boom, Der Spiegel reports.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/inoportuno/2482664119/">El Ojo Inoportuno (flickr)</a>

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Gulf Region’s Financial Woes Mean More Job Opportunities for Women

In the Gulf area, religious customs and social norms make it a taboo for women to mix publicly with unrelated men, even for trivial purposes. In a male-dominated world, this makes it nearly impossible for women to earn an income.

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