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Brain drain.
When organisations or countries can pay higher salaries to attract talented people from poorer countries, there's a brain drain, a loss of talent.
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Is there a brain drain of young people?
A brain drain of able Luos into Kenya's civil service has dried up.
We need coordinated strategies to fight the "brain drain" of African nurses and doctors to wealthy countries.
In Afghanistan, a brain drain of young people is hindering plans to rebuild the war-ravaged country.
There are also concerns that Scottish universities would face a brain drain of talent after independence as funding declined.
In 2007, the International Monetary Fund said Iran had the worst "brain drain" of 90 nations it surveyed.
It is chasing inward investment and tourists, and seeking to prevent a brain drain of the skilled and ambitious.
Most European airlines (KLM is the latest) have cancelled their Tehran services, while the brain drain of young Iranians continues.
Instead, there was a brain drain of talent, and a lack of structure for those who stayed behind.
Former staffers now work on every quality title in London, adding to the brain drain of talent from Scotland.
The impact of the recession is also being keenly felt, with a lack of employment opportunities and a "brain drain" of graduates.
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