Startups and innovations wanted : private sector growth and job creation (English)

Most workers are employed in micro firms representing low-productivity, subsistence activities. The private sector has been characterized by low firm turnover – firm entry and exit – and slow productivity growth, limiting the pool of startups and productive firms which create most jobs in MENA. Remove barriers to entry and exit and competition. The targeting of private sector development programs should focus on startups and innovative firms instead...

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Document Date
2014/01/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
91703
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Middle East and North Africa,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/10/23
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Startups and innovations wanted : private sector growth and job creation
Keywords
private sector job creation

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Startups and innovations wanted : private sector growth and job creation (English). World Bank MENA regional issues brief : jobs or privileges ; no. 2 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/392291468111860239

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