World Bank, Beirut enterprise zone launch digital training for Lebanese youth

BEIRUT, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Beirut Digital District and the World Bank on Thursday launched a three-year training program designed to equip 9,500 young people in Lebanon with digital expertise for the local, regional and global job markets.

Dubbed "Skilling Up Lebanon," the program would help the youth build the right skillsets to thrive in an ever-growing digital economy, Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank's regional director, said in a statement.