It has been the success of their peers in the region, more than the tales of garages in Silicon Valley and dorm rooms in Texas, that has convinced Middle Eastern youth that they can create a prosperous future.

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Youth unemployment is expected to rise in emerging economies in Eastern Europe, East and South-East Asia and the Middle East, according to the report.

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These range from a youth organisation that taught army conscripts to use condoms to a beekeepers' association in the eastern province of Fergana.

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