WB: 300 million new jobs needed for MENA region by 2050

The World Bank said that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region needs to create 300 million new jobs by 2050. Vice President for MENA at the World Bank, Farid Belhaj, took part in a conference on the theme “Investing in Human Capital for a Better Future for the Region” held Friday in Tunis. Two reports on global development prospects for 2019 and education in the MENA region were presented as part of the event. In turn, World Bank (WB) Co-ordinator Federica Salio said “Tunisia is the first country…