Mobilizing the Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Economic Integration and Entrepreneurship [electronic resource] / Mariem Mezghenni Malouche.
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TextSeries: Foreign Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and Capital Flows Study | World Bank e-LibraryPublication details: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2016Subject(s): Business Environment | Diaspora | Export Competitiveness | Foreign Direct Investment | Knowledge Economy | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth | Migration | Private Sector Development | Science and Technology Development | Technology Innovation | Technology Transfer | Trade | Trade and Integration | Trade FacilitationOnline resources: Click here to access online Abstract: This paper advocates for the need to rally the MENA professional and skilled diaspora. It discusses the findings of a unique outreach exercise to the MENA diaspora and provides policy recommendations. First, the paper highlights the linkages between the diaspora and trade, investment, and knowledge transfer based on the literature and concrete examples. Second, it describes the outreach and the profile of the diaspora members surveyed. Third, it presents the main findings of the survey of the MENA diaspora in four areas: (i) overall engagement, (ii) appetite for investment, (iii) trade, and (iv) the role of institutions. The paper concludes with policy recommendations.
This paper advocates for the need to rally the MENA professional and skilled diaspora. It discusses the findings of a unique outreach exercise to the MENA diaspora and provides policy recommendations. First, the paper highlights the linkages between the diaspora and trade, investment, and knowledge transfer based on the literature and concrete examples. Second, it describes the outreach and the profile of the diaspora members surveyed. Third, it presents the main findings of the survey of the MENA diaspora in four areas: (i) overall engagement, (ii) appetite for investment, (iii) trade, and (iv) the role of institutions. The paper concludes with policy recommendations.
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