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Rising youth unemployment in the Middle East is a problem that can be fixed. Here's how

young man looking at computer screen in the search for jobs as unemployment looms for youth in the middle east

The jobs are there - if only young people had access to the right skills to qualify for them. Image: Photo by Bermix Studio on Unsplash

Majid Jafar
Chief Executive Officer, Crescent Petroleum
Nafez Dakkak
Alumni, Global Shapers Community, Global Shaper
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