Arjen Radder, CEO of Philips Middle East and Turkey, outlines the challenges of the healthcare sector in the MENA region
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Gulf blue chips commit to training 49,000 young people
Prominent firms stump up support for new youth unemployment target for WEF’s Regional Business Council
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Saudi’s Emaar Economic City expects rush in new tenants in 2015
Boss of special economic zone expects its inflow of new corporate tenants to speed up this year
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Saudi’s King Abdullah Economic City could be completed by 2035
Emaar Economic City CEO said the company has recorded 20% to 30% growth in its revenues over the past five years
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Open Skies ‘exists for a reason’, says GE boss
Firm’s head of international ops says rationale for liberalised aviation policy ‘has not changed’ amid ongoing dispute
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Former UK PM says infrastructure is key to MidEast prospects
Gordon Brown says public-private partnerships needed to drive urgently needed infrastructure development
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Emaar’s Alabbar says ‘right time’ to invest in Jordan
Construction giant’s boss says country is performing well despite ‘chaos’ in neighbouring territories
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InPics: WEF MENA 2015 in Amman
With the theme ‘Creating a Regional Framework for Prosperity and Peace through Public-Private Cooperation’, the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa took place at the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of Amman, on 21-23 May.
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Jordan targets energy diversification with bumper investment deals
Renewable energy, shale exploration and electric vehicle contracts form bulk of $10bn deals signed on first day of WEF
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Gulf businessmen call for shake-up to cut youth unemployment
Aramex chief Fadi Ghandour says youth unemployment is biggest challenge and biggest opportunity in region
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Jordan’s economy ‘robust’ despite regional conflict
Central bank governor says kingdom is on track to achieve an IMF-approved target of around 3.8% growth this year
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WEF live blog: ‘Transforming healthcare’ panel debate
Experts debate what shifts are needed to deliver an effective response to the region’s main healthcare challenges
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Egypt’s President says gov’ts must work together to solve issues
Abdelfattah Said Hussein Alsisi says Arab world is facing severe political, economic and security challenges
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‘We must not be sidetracked by regional turmoil’, says Jordan’s king
Despite Jordan’s challenges, the country is set to grow at close to 4% during 2015, says King Abdullah II
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Jordan’s king reveals $20bn investment opportunities at summit
King Abdullah II says projects will be delivered via public private partnerships; part of new 10-year economic plan
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Technology will be a “game changer” in tackling Arab youth unemployment
Abu Dhabi-backed report says success will only happen if gov’t and private sectors collaborate effectively
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Jordan’s king reassures investors, sees economic growth rising
King Abdullah II says Jordan has stable economy, world-class workforce to overcome regional troubles