The incidence of discrimination must also not be ignored, and we know that the Arab public has difficulty integrating into certain industries, even if the appropriate training is provided. One such example is the high tech industry where, for various reasons, few Arabs successfully integrate.
Building resilience in market-based finance will ensure that the wider financial system is better placed to absorb, rather than amplify, financial shocks in times of stress. The response to the pandemic proved challenging for the market-based finance sector. As financial market turbulence increased, a broad-based ‘flight to safety’ and a heightened demand for cash swept through a range of markets.