Egypt is ranked 88th globally and third from the bottom in MENA region on the Talent Competitiveness Index by INSEAD Business School, Google, and the Center for Economic Growth. The index ranks countries based on their ability to attract, grow, and retain talent. “While the UAE ranked first among the MENA countries and made to the top 25 globally, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria appeared at the bottom of the list,” Wamda’s Tala El Issa notes. The report notes that “Egypt is among the low performers in the pillars Enable, Attract and Grow. The country has a large pool of workers, some with adequate skills, but employment opportunities are still lacking… Its relative ranking position is significantly better in its income group … than within its regional group… The largest ‘gap’ of Egypt with respect to the top countries and to its best competitors is in the pillar Attract … The country does not compare well either in any other pillar at the global level, although the score gap for the pillars Grow and Global Knowledge skills is somewhat smaller when compared to the regional leaders.”