YOUTH MICROFINANCE SERVICES IN MENA
Mar 01, 2015
Analyzing the responses of 43 microfinance institutions surveyed in 10 countries across the Arab world, this report provides a description of MFIs’ level and type of provision of youth financial and non-financial services, attitudes toward youth, and assistance required to increase youth outreach.
This policy report takes a closer look at the WB’s Doing Business survey, with the objective of identifying key areas of improvement in the business regulatory framework of Qatar that would ensure a more business-friendly environment.
With the highest youth unemployment rate in the world, 28% of the MENA’s youth labor force (15-24 years old) is without a job. This means that over 7 million young Arabs must wait longer to gain their first professional experience and are unable to start saving for a home and marriage and ultimately begin on a path toward independence. “The Long Run” is an infographic jointly produced by Silatech and Visualizing Impact.
This paper investigates how three transitions (education, employment, and family formation) into adulthood have been evolving over time in Egypt, and how the nature of youth transitions relates to gender, social class, and educational attainment.
This publication is a guide for deposit-taking institutions in any stage of youth savings program development—from those simply exploring the possibility of introducing youth savings, to those already offering youth products but looking for new ideas and strategies to improve performance.
This proceedings report summarizes findings of the Doha Evidence Symposium, held March 6-8, 2014, in which practitioners, academics and policy makers discussed the evidence for “what works” in terms of programs and policies aimed at improving employment outcomes for young people.
Produced by the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council and sponsored in part by Silatech, the ninth version of the Egyptian Competitiveness Report focuses on restructuring institutions in Egypt.
Conducted with Gallup, this brief compares reported unemployment as well as underemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to other major regions worldwide in 2012.
This brief addresses links between volunteerism and entrepreneurship, as well as other questions regarding the current state of volunteerism in the Arab world, including where 15- to 29-year-olds are most likely to volunteer for organizations as well as who these young volunteers are.
