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By Arwa Shobaki| pomed.org@ With more than 60 percent of Jordan’s population under the age of 30 and unemployment among this cohort around 50 percent, creating opportunity for youth should be one of the Jordanian government’s most urgent priorities. While the regime does have a national youth agenda and has promised to reform its political system, Jordanians have seen many commissions, committees, and national reform acts enacted with little to no improvement in their day-to-day lives.
By Arwa Shobaki| pomed.org@ With more than 60 percent of Jordan’s population under the age of 30 and unemployment among this cohort around 50 percent, creating opportunity for youth should be one of the Jordanian government’s most urgent priorities. While the regime does have a national youth agenda and has promised to reform its political system, Jordanians have seen many commissions, committees, and national reform acts enacted with little to no improvement in their day-to-day lives.
By Arwa Shobaki| pomed.org@ Since the beginning of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Jordanian government has rarely been in the spotlight. This past week’s events have been a game-changer for Jordan, which suddenly finds itself the center of international attention, though the closely controlled government messaging has provided very few answers. Many of us were shocked on Saturday to hear the news of arrests linked to an alleged coup in Jordan and Prince Hamzah bin Hussein’s rumored house arrest.
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MEDC
MEDC was founded in 1971 as a non-stock, not for profit lender serving businesses in the City of Milwaukee. MEDC leverages funding from private and public sources to finance projects or businesses in hard-to-serve or underserved markets. Throughout the years MEDC has expanded its service area to include the seven surrounding counties of Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Ozaukee, Walworth, Waukesha and Washington, referred to in the aggregate as the "Milwaukee 7 Region".
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Founded: 1971