Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World

The World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World held at the Dead Sea in Jordan from 21-23 October 2011 as seen through the tweets of the participants.

  1. Thank you for following our live tweets from the #WEF Special Meeting in Jordan. Next up: India Economic Summit, Mumbai, 12-14 Nov
  2. Jordan 2011 - World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World
  3. We have to be impatient in the implementation of all the proposals which came out of this meeting – Klaus Schab #WEF
  4. This meeting has shown the region is on the right way. It may take long, but the direction is the right one – Klaus Schwab #WEF
  5. King Abdullah has just arrived, the ceremony for King Abdullah Award will start now #WEF
  6. What we are looking for the private sector to help us with: believe, believe in the future - @habibh #WEF
  7. If you’re not investing, take a leap forward and invest - Muhtar A. Kent #WEF
  8. "1 out of 1000 start ups in silicon valley become Facebook or google" "8 out of 10 start ups fail" Cocacola CEO #WEF
  9. "in the next 10 yrs we r going to invest $5 billions in this region" CoCacola CEO #WEF
  10. We must know there will be some failure, where there’s no risk there’s no reward - Muhtar A. Kent #WEF
  11. Investments should come with both intellectual and human capital - Habib Haddad #wef #jo @wef
  12. I like it when we have youth on stage such as @habibh #WEF He is realistic. #wamdaME
  13. In the Middle East we need less leaders and more doers - @habibh #WEF
  14. Coming up live from Jordan on #Livestream "An Action Plan for 2012". Watch http://wef.ch/live Follow us on @wef
  15. How do we make sure the “Arab spring” doesn’t become a “Christian winter” in Libya? #WEF http://wef.ch/live
  16. Is there anything beyond Libyan oil? Naaman El Bouri, Saraya Bank, talks through some options for the economy #WEF http://wef.ch/live
  17. Legitimacy and transparency of post-Gaddafi process key - Hatim Gheriani,Temporary Financing Mechanism, Libya #WEF http://wef.ch/live
  18. David Kennedy, Harvard Law School, explaining the complexities of short-medium term improvements for Libya #WEF http://wef.ch/live
  19. Arab oil wealth needs to be channeled into investment, especially in Egypt. If that economy fails it spells sociopolitical disaster #WEF
  20. Coming up live from Jordan on #Livestream "Insights on the Future of Libya". Watch live on http://wef.ch/live Follow us on @wef
  21. An idea that's all over this #WEF: MidEast needs a Marshall Plan, investment in jobs, reconstruction. It's hope/growth vs. despair/disorder.
  22. oming up live from Jordan on #Livestream "A Conversation with Mahmoud Jibril - Libya". Watch http://wef.ch/live Follow us on @wef
  23. For GCC to contribute more effectively in Arab spring countries, they need to see more stability first- Gargash, UAE Foreign Affairs Min#wef

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