Mr. Yungnfresh wrote:Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B Mohamed: Director-General, Al Baraka Bank.
interesting stats - tnx bro fresh. I did a little research and came across this unemployment stat:
Look how important it is to invest in technology and science with this comparison:
published unemployment:
Muslim world's richest nation Saudi Arabia: staggering 13%
Malaysia: 3%
11 Afghanistan 40.00
127 Akrotiri NA
43 Albania 13.00
37 Algeria 14.10
16 American Samoa 29.80
126 Andorra 0.00
127 Angola NA
68 Anguilla 8.00
127 Antarctica NA
50 Antigua and Barbuda 11.00
127 Arctic Ocean NA
64 Argentina 8.90
73 Armenia 7.40
77 Aruba 6.90
127 Ashmore and Cartier Islands NA
127 Atlantic Ocean NA
94 Australia 4.70
98 Austria 4.30
66 Azerbaijan 8.50
71 Bahamas, The 7.60
34 Bahrain 15.00
112 Bangladesh 2.50
51 Barbados 10.70
119 Belarus 1.60
71 Belgium 7.60
60 Belize 9.40
127 Benin NA
115 Bermuda 2.10
112 Bhutan 2.50
68 Bolivia 8.00
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.50
20 Botswana 23.80
127 Bouvet Island NA
57 Brazil 9.80
127 British Indian Ocean Territory NA
105 British Virgin Islands 3.60
101 Brunei 4.00
68 Bulgaria 8.00
127 Burkina Faso NA
92 Burma 5.20
127 Burundi NA
112 Cambodia 2.50
15 Cameroon 30.00
85 Canada 6.00
23 Cape Verde 21.00
97 Cayman Islands 4.40
68 Central African Republic 8.00
127 Chad NA
76 Chile 7.00
84 China 6.10
127 Christmas Island NA
127 Clipperton Island NA
5 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 60.00
52 Colombia 10.60
24 Comoros 20.00
127 Congo, Democratic Republic of the NA
127 Congo, Republic of the NA
42 Cook Islands 13.10
127 Coral Sea Islands NA
89 Costa Rica 5.50
43 Cote d'Ivoire 13.00
47 Croatia 11.80
117 Cuba 1.90
103 Cyprus 3.80
80 Czech Republic 6.60
106 Denmark 3.50
127 Dhekelia NA
6 Djibouti 50.00
21 Dominica 23.00
32 Dominican Republic 15.50
57 Ecuador 9.80
55 Egypt 10.10
83 El Salvador 6.20
15 Equatorial Guinea 30.00
127 Eritrea NA
94 Estonia 4.70
127 Ethiopia NA
66 European Union 8.50
127 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) NA
115 Faroe Islands 2.10
71 Fiji 7.60
80 Finland 6.60
68 France 8.00
48 French Polynesia 11.70
127 French Southern and Antarctic Lands NA
23 Gabon 21.00
127 Gambia, The NA
13 Gaza Strip 34.80
40 Georgia 13.80
63 Germany 9.10
24 Ghana 20.00
109 Gibraltar 3.00
67 Greece 8.40
61 Greenland 9.30
45 Grenada 12.50
49 Guam 11.40
107 Guatemala 3.20
123 Guernsey 0.90
127 Guinea NA
127 Guinea-Bissau NA
127 Guyana NA
127 Haiti NA
127 Heard Island and McDonald Islands NA
127 Holy See (Vatican City) NA
17 Honduras 27.80
101 Hong Kong 4.00
75 Hungary 7.10
122 Iceland 1.00
74 India 7.20
127 Indian Ocean NA
58 Indonesia 9.70
50 Iran 11.00
28 Iraq 18.00
93 Ireland 5.00
120 Isle of Man 1.50
71 Israel 7.60
79 Italy 6.70
54 Jamaica 10.20
127 Jan Mayen NA
103 Japan 3.80
114 Jersey 2.20
41 Jordan 13.50
75 Kazakhstan 7.10
11 Kenya 40.00
116 Kiribati 2.00
127 Korea, North NA
110 Korea, South 2.90
114 Kuwait 2.20
28 Kyrgyzstan 18.00
113 Laos 2.40
86 Latvia 5.90
24 Lebanon 20.00
9 Lesotho 45.00
3 Liberia 85.00
15 Libya 30.00
121 Liechtenstein 1.30
107 Lithuania 3.20
97 Luxembourg 4.40
100 Macau 4.10
12 Macedonia 35.00
127 Madagascar NA
127 Malawi NA
108 Malaysia 3.10
127 Maldives NA
36 Mali 14.60
78 Malta 6.80
14 Marshall Islands 30.90
24 Mauritania 20.00
62 Mauritius 9.20
18 Mayotte 25.40
104 Mexico 3.70
22 Micronesia, Federated States of 22.00
115 Moldova 2.10
126 Monaco 0.00
107 Mongolia 3.20
35 Montenegro 14.70
85 Montserrat 6.00
34 Morocco 15.00
23 Mozambique 21.00
91 Namibia 5.30
2 Nauru 90.00
127 Navassa Island NA
10 Nepal 42.00
96 Netherlands 4.50
30 Netherlands Antilles 17.00
29 New Caledonia 17.10
106 New Zealand 3.50
88 Nicaragua 5.60
127 Niger NA
87 Nigeria 5.80
46 Niue 12.00
127 Norfolk Island NA
102 Northern Mariana Islands 3.90
113 Norway 2.40
34 Oman 15.00
127 Pacific Ocean NA
72 Pakistan 7.50
99 Palau 4.20
74 Panama 7.20
1 Papua New Guinea 3419.30
127 Paracel Islands NA
31 Paraguay 15.90
73 Peru 7.40
69 Philippines 7.90
127 Pitcairn Islands NA
44 Poland 12.80
68 Portugal 8.00
46 Puerto Rico 12.00
125 Qatar 0.70
96 Romania 4.50
76 Russia 7.00
127 Rwanda NA
127 Saint Barthelemy NA
38 Saint Helena 14.00
96 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.50
24 Saint Lucia 20.00
127 Saint Martin NA
53 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10.30
34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.00
127 Samoa NA
103 San Marino 3.80
127 Sao Tome and Principe NA
43 Saudi Arabia 13.00
7 Senegal 48.00
25 Serbia 18.80
127 Seychelles NA
127 Sierra Leone NA
111 Singapore 2.60
65 Slovakia 8.60
70 Slovenia 7.80
127 Solomon Islands NA
127 Somalia NA
19 South Africa 24.20
127 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands NA
127 Southern Ocean NA
71 Spain 7.60
127 Spratly Islands NA
82 Sri Lanka 6.30
26 Sudan 18.70
59 Suriname 9.50
127 Svalbard NA
11 Swaziland 40.00
96 Sweden 4.50
108 Switzerland 3.10
56 Syria 10.00
102 Taiwan 3.90
46 Tajikistan 12.00
127 Tanzania NA
118 Thailand 1.70
6 Timor-Leste 50.00
127 Togo NA
127 Tokelau NA
43 Tonga 13.00
81 Trinidad and Tobago 6.50
39 Tunisia 13.90
58 Turkey 9.70
5 Turkmenistan 60.00
56 Turks and Caicos Islands 10.00
127 Tuvalu NA
127 Uganda NA
112 Ukraine 2.50
113 United Arab Emirates 2.40
90 United Kingdom 5.40
95 United States 4.60
127 United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges NA
53 Uruguay 10.30
124 Uzbekistan 0.80
118 Vanuatu 1.70
63 Venezuela 9.10
99 Vietnam 4.20
83 Virgin Islands 6.20
127 Wake Island NA
33 Wallis and Futuna 15.20
27 West Bank 18.60
127 Western Sahara NA
15 World 30.00
12 Yemen 35.00
6 Zambia 50.00
4 Zimbabwe 80.00
NOTE: The information regarding Unemployment Rate 2008 on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2008.