Mobilizing the Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Economic Integration and Entrepreneurship

This paper advocates for the need to rally the MENA professional and skilled diaspora. It discusses the findings of a unique outreach exercise to the MENA diaspora and provides policy recommendations. First, the paper highlights the linkages between the diaspora and trade, investment, and knowledge transfer based on the literature and concrete examples. Second, it describes the outreach and the profile of the diaspora members surveyed. Third, it presents the main findings of the survey of the MENA diaspora in four areas: (i) overall engagement, (ii) appetite for investment, (iii) trade, and (iv) the role of institutions. The paper concludes with policy recommendations.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Malouche, Mariem Mezghenni, Plaza, Sonia, Salsac, Fanny
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-12
Subjects:ECONOMIC GROWTH, REGIONAL INTEGRATION, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FDI, INVESTMENT, MIGRATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, DIASPORA, TRADE INTEGRATION, INSTITUTIONS, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TRADE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/251661484064811210/Mobilizing-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-diaspora-for-economic-integration-and-entrepreneurship
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26307
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