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Algeria has much financial resources these days although it passed through a terrible period of conflict between the mid 1980s to mid 1990s that really retarded development. I also know that productivity in that country is not very high. They invested a tremendous amount of money in industry in the 1970s, and in the mid 1980s they went into debt while the management of those industries was not too efficient. With the restructuring they have had since then, the efficiency factor is better now and that could generate the process of self sustaining economic growth with the non oil sector, but the country remains dependent on hydrocarbons for finance. Their financial condition seems to be better than before. So probably they will achieve several of the MDGs.
Morocco is basically dependent on agriculture and tourism. Agriculture is very much dependent on weather, so one year it’s ok, the next year it’s not. In industry, they were doing well in garment until the alleviation of the dismantlement of the country quotas of exports in 2005 for textiles. Since then Morocco has suffered tremendous unemployment in the garment industry because of cheap garments coming form China and India and so it is a problem. Globalization is making it more possible for importers to import from cheaper sources without hindrances and countries with higher wage levels and lower productivity will not be able to compete with those dynamic economies in Asia.
TIG: You know that we are a youth organization and we concentrate on the role of youth in promoting and achieving the MDGs. What role can Arab youth play towards this aim?
F. Mahdi: Before one goes into activity, one should go into making people more sensitive and aware of what the MDGs are. I don’t think that beyond the official walls of multinational organizations people are sufficiently aware of the MDGs. But we should look at it as part of the UN resolutions on the right to development. So I think youth organizations should sensitize their members on what this implies and then try to educate people in terms of the right to development, especially on the issue of youth unemployment.
To contact Dr. Mahdi, write to: mahdi@un.org or go to:
www.escwa.org.lb
To contact TIG write to:
may@mdg.takingitglobal.org
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Poverty Reduction Patricia Sudi | Mar 7th, 2007
Its is apparent from this interview that tribalism does not only affect african countries.Thanks for that insight but what i would like to know is what is the way forward in fighting tribalism in countries affected by it?Its obvious that tribalism is directly linked to poverty.Is coming up with a common mode of communication and abolishing all other languages based on tribal lines a solution?
Updated? Ilan Tsekhman | Jun 19th, 2008
Thank you so much for this fascinating look at the MDGs. I'd be interested to hear what, if any, progress has been made towards accomplishing those goals since 2008.
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