World Bank urges gov’t to urgently to tackle looming youth employment crisis

Paschal Donohoe, Managing Director and Chief Knowledge Officer at the World Bank Group, has called on Ghana and other developing countries to take decisive steps to address the growing number of young people expected to enter the labour market in the coming years.


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