The rise of the refugee startup | The Economist

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Refugee camps are unlikely hotbeds of untapped entrepreneurial talent. The UN estimates that there are 3,000 businesses inside the Zaatari camp in Jordan, generating $13m per month, even though refugees there are not in theory allowed to start their own businesses.

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