Algeria 
Bahrain 
Egypt 
Iran 
Iraq 
Israel 
Jordan 
Kuwait 
Lebanon 
Libya 
Morocco 
Oman 
Palestine * 
Qatar 
Saudi Arabia 
Syria 
Tunisia 
United Arab Emirates 
Yemen UNIDO technical paper: A study on women entrepreneurship development in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia
A study on female entrepreneurship in six MENA countries was conducted within the framework of the activities planned for the project entitled “Promoting women’s empowerment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development”, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The aim of the study was to:
1) provide an up-to-date set of information regarding the state of development of female entrepreneurship in the targeted countries;
2) identify the challenges faced by women in the creation and development of their enterprises;
3) produce recommendations for an entrepreneurial ecosystem which is more favourable to women; and
4) provide evidence-based input in support of the dialogue between public and private stakeholders.
