Balancing Act: Jobs and Wages in the Middle East and North Africa

AGENDA
00:00 Welcome
03:41 Main findings from the report
10:34 The meaning of the balancing act
12:33 WBG-IMF Annual Meetings in Marrakech, Morocco
14:50 Africa: Opportunities and challenges
18:40 The impact of the earthquake in Morocco and floods in Libya
20:52 Oil producing countries
24:40 Human costs of the loss of 5 millions jobs
26:35 The support from the World Bank to the region
30:28 The role of the private sector
32:46 Economic slowdown, wages and households
36:06 Adapting to the economic volatility and uncertainty
40:20 North Africa and Europe
42:57 Addressing the labor market challenges in the MENA region
44:34 Closure

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