A stagnant economy and spiraling cost of living in Portugal are forcing a generation of young people to seek opportunities elsewhere - a brain drain that costs the economy billions of dollars in lost revenue. The government's planning generous tax breaks for young people to encourage them to stay. But even that might not be enough. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Lisbon, Portugal. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Portugal #Employment #PortugalBrainDrain #WebSummit #Lisbon #TechBoom #BrainDrain #AlJazeeraEnglish #PortugalEconomy
Portugal brain drain: Young professionals flee stagnating economy
6 tage vor
A stagnant economy and spiraling cost of living in Portugal are forcing a generation of young people to seek opportunities elsewhere - a brain drain that costs the economy billions of dollars in lost revenue. The government's planning generous tax breaks for young people to encourage them to stay. But even that might not be enough. Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports from Lisbon, Portugal. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Portugal #Employment #PortugalBrainDrain #WebSummit #Lisbon #TechBoom #BrainDrain #AlJazeeraEnglish #PortugalEconomy
