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SUBJECT:
The impact of demographic changes in the Middle East and North Africa.
SIGNIFICANCE:
Rapid population growth in the region carries serious implications for employment, access to services and the cost of subsidies. These implications could spell serious political consequences in what is already a politically unstable region.
Word Count (approx): 1138
Headings
- Population explosion
- Demographic momentum
- Policy challenges
- Unemployment
- Job creation
- Services
- Urban drift
- Water and food
- Subsidies
Primary Keywords: ME/NAF, Gulf states, Iran, Middle East, economy, social, agriculture, capital flows, education, employment, finance, fiscal, food, infrastructure, labour, natural resources, oil, population, prices, private sector, reform, services
Secondary Keywords: Egypt, Saudi Arabia
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