As the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014 in Davos approaches, the global economy is still reeling under the impact of the ongoing financial turmoil. There may be some reasons to be optimistic, but the road to recovery so far has been protracted and jobless.
There are close to 200 million unemployed young people in the world, 40 million of whom are in developed economies. According to estimates from the International Labour Organization, in 2013, an estimated 73 million youth, aged 15-24, were said to be unemployed.
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