1. Building Collaboration Arab Entrepreneur Partnership Forum April 2-3, 2011

3. Networking

4. Innovation and best practice

5. Arab complementarities

6. Competitiveness and regional clusters

7. Corporate social responsibility (CSR)…………………But I am sure you know about all that! So, instead let’s talk about

8. 3 AmartyaSen & Sustainable Development According to Sen, there are populations today that live in a state of 'unfreedom', unable to realize their capabilities. Poverty is “a deprivation of basic capabilities, rather than merely low income" Five freedoms: Political freedoms Economic facilities Social opportunities Transparency guarantees Protective security

9. Population, Corruption and Freedom Indicators The Economist Ranking of democracy ( out of 167 countries ) Ranking of corruption ( out of 178 countries ) Ranking of press freedoms ( out of 196 countries )

10. 5 Income is positively related to Democracy Democracy and GDP per capita in MENA

11. GDP per Capita (PPP, 1000s) Source: IMF

12. Economies are dependent on hydrocarbon revenues Oil/gas Revenues Source: IMF

13. Military Expenditures as % of GDP

14. Foreign Direct Investment as % of GDP, 2009

15. % of Population Under the Age of 30

16. Quality of Education Index

17. Unemployment Rates (%)

18. Youth Employment Rates (%)

19. Youth Unemployment (%) vs. Political Stability

20. % of Population Below the Poverty Line

21. A Thesis… Development Equitable Growth Accountability Transparency Freedom of Speech Democracy

22. Collaboration? But… Arab countries resorted to intergovernmental approaches to integration due to reluctance of Arab leaders to transfer sovereignty to supranational bodies

24. Integration in Services, Labor, FDI flows (Capital) have high potential gains from integration.