In Search of A Key Role
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Pathways / Sep.2003
(cont.) Switching On The Lights
( The Economic Scene)
lAverage GDP is 3,3 (1975-1998) after it had reached 8.6% (1975-1980)
lGDP of all Arab countries is 531.2 Billion $ (less than Spain alone: 595.5 Billion)
lAverage Unemployment is 15% (among the highest in the world)
lAverage Growth Rate is less than 5% (Minimum required to absorb existing and future unemployed)
lOne of each five live on less than 2 Dollars/day (impoverished level as set by the World Bank)