Outcome: Fostering entrepreneurship in the Arab world will be the most effective way to address its economic challenges and the stifling of its talented youth, leading to greater social stability as well as growth. Questions and challenges: - How can we increase opportunities for young Arab entrepreneurs to network and exchange ideas with their contemporaries in Europe? - How can European investors be encouraged to partner with young entrepreneurs and businesses, rather than with more entrenched interests? - Are start-ups and SMEs the key to growth and reducing unemployment? What can be done to support businesses in the crucial second phase, when they must scale up? - How should private investors and the public sector cooperate when it comes to investment? How do we make such investment sustainable? 14
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