Combating Youth Unemployment in Africa
IMF Podcasts, November 3, 2011
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- Combating Youth Unemployment in Africa
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 3, 2011
Key findings and context
- Worldwide, the rate of unemployment among people aged 15–24 years old stands at over 13 percent, according to the International Labor Organization.
- A lack of skills traps many young Africans in low productivity jobs (Yannick Tylle/Corbis).
- Publication date: November 3, 2011.
Participants and contributors
- Mwase Nkunde: IMF
- Shantayanan Devarajan: World Bank
- John May: World Bank
- Eduardo Bos: World Bank
- Johannes Muller: IMF
Production and presentation
- Behind the mic: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund. Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program; he is an award-winning audio producer and journalist.
- Co-producer/presenter: Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.