How did Egypt do on the 2019 Global Competitiveness Index? It’s best not to look: Egypt is ranked 96th globally out of 125 countries featured in 2019’s Global Talent Competitiveness Index published by INSEAD business school. The annual ranking lists countries according to what the authors see as each nation’s ability to attract, grow and retain talent. This year has a focus on harnessing entrepreneurial talent as a means of reducing growing global inequalities. Egypt remains third from the bottom of countries in the MENA region, with only Algeria and Morocco receiving lower rankings. At the city level, Cairo is listed 113th out of 114 cities ranked.

One bright spot is in the ranking of best performers by income group: Within Egypt’s bracket of 27 lower-middle-income countries, we featured in two categories: retaining talent and building global knowledge skills. Regionally, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE all received high rankings. You can read the full report here (pdf).