Overcoming Fragility: Why Jobs are Key

(01:23:38) October 7, 2016

What are the ways to seize opportunities for both the displaced and host communities in countries affected by the refugee crisis? Can countries foster domestic investment in limited regions or sectors, even as longer-term capacity building proceeds?

Speakers:


Kyle Peters Interim Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and Vice-President, Operations, World Bank Group
Stefano Manservisi Director General, International Cooperation and Development European Commission
Emilia Pires Former Minister of Finance, Timor-Leste Special Envoy, g7+
Paul Collier Professor, University of Oxford
Abdourahmane Cissé Minister of Budget, Cote d’Ivoire
Martin Wolf Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, London
Arif Nadeem CEO, Pakistan Agricultural Coalition
Mariam Mahamat Nour Minister of Economy and Planning, Republic of Chad

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