Poor access to finance is holding back businesses in MENA. This is how we can help them

Almost 20 million people are projected to join the workforce by 2025 in the MENA region Image: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser
Jihad Azour
Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, International Monetary Fund

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