{
  "id": 1399330,
  "title": "Private equity can help write MENA’s next growth chapter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/private-equity-can-help-write-menas-next-growth-chapter",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:30:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wamda",
    "slug": "wamda",
    "url": "http://wamda.com/2026/08/private-equity-help-write-mena-growth-chapter"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Among the most pressing challenges facing policymakers and business leaders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is creating high-quality jobs for the region’s young and growing population. By 2050, nearly 300 million young people in MENA are expected to be seeking employment, according to the World Bank . Meeting a challenge of this scale will require more than creating jobs at the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}