Entrepreneurship: An Engine For Job Creation and Inclusive Growth in the Arab World

Abstract

This policy briefing examines how regional entrepreneurship initiatives can help Arab countries achieve the SDG of inclusive growth and explores existing political, economic, and socio-cultural challenges such initiatives currently face. It argues that policy improvements—particularly when it comes to regulation, finance, education, “intrapreneurship," and regional integration— must be implemented in order to both promote greater entrepreneurship and sustain an inclusive economic environment.