Working with Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

Extracted 19JUL2011 from http://arabworld.worldbank.org/content/awi/en/home/featured/msme_jobs.html?ci...

  • The MSMEs in the Arab world are where significant numbers of people make their livelihoods. 
  • Businesses employing up to 100 people make up well over 90 percent of all enterprises in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco. 
  • The World Bank Group MSME facility is expected to attract over $500 million from regional partners.  

       MSME: micro, small and medium enterprises