Tahrir Square

After the Arab Spring / Youth unemployment still the most urgent challenge

Across the region, economic growth has fallen since 2011. In Egypt, Syria and Tunisia, and to a lesser extent, Lebanon, it happened mainly as a result of political instability. Since young people occupied Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt’s economy, the region’s largest, has shrunk by 7% and exports have fallen by around 40%, while the … Continue reading →