Private equity can help write MENA’s next growth chapter

Among the most pressing challenges facing policymakers and business leaders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is creating high-quality jobs for the region’s young and growing population. By 2050, nearly 300 million young people in MENA are expected to be seeking employment, according to the World Bank. Meeting a challenge of this scale will require more than creating jobs at the margins. It will require stronger private-sector growth that raises productivity, supports economic