The International Monetary Fund (IMF), Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), Arab Fund for Social and Economic Development (AFESD) and Government of Morocco will organize a high-level conference in Marrakesh, Jan. 29–30 to look into ways of promoting higher economic growth, job creation, and inclusiveness in the Arab World. The conference, “Opportunity for All: Promoting Growth, Jobs, and Inclusiveness in the Arab World”, will bring together high-level policy makers, corporate executives, academics, youth, media and civil society representatives from countries in the Arab World and beyond to exchange their experiences, lessons and ideas on how to create millions of jobs by exploiting new sources and sectors of growth. Building on the 2014 Amman conference “Building the Future” which highlighted the need for growth to generate jobs and for its benefits to be shared more widely, the 2018 conference aims to move discussions on inclusive growth in the Arab World from endorsement to implementation. Agenda of the Marrakech conference includes debates on how to overcome impediments to growth and inclusiveness, promote entrepreneurship & innovation in the Arab World and create job opportunities by tapping into new sources and sectors of growth. At the Marrakech conference, senior policymakers, civil society representatives, private sector partners, and academics will debate the next phase of economic transformation for the Arab countries in transition.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2018 10:52 UTC