Young Arabs say jobs and living costs are their biggest concerns | Financial Times

Young Arabs say jobs and living costs are their biggest concerns | Financial Times:

Young Arabs say the rising cost of living and unemployment are the biggest issues facing the Middle East, according to region’s largest survey of youth opinion.

Some 56 per cent of respondents cited the cost of living and 45 per cent chose joblessness as their top concern in the 2019 Arab Youth Survey, now in its 11th year.

“The mother of all priorities for the region is tackling youth unemployment,” said Jihad Azour, International Monetary Fund regional director, at Tuesday’s launch of the survey. “All economic policies will fail if we don’t reduce unemployment.”