The government's efforts to diversify the economy by attracting foreign and domestic investment outside the energy sector have done little to reduce high youth unemployment rates or to address housing shortages.
ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənts ˈɛfɚts tə daɪvˈɜːsᵻfˌaɪ ðɪ ɪkˈɑːnəmi baɪ ɐtɹˈæktɪŋ fˈɔːɹən ænd dəmˈɛstɪk ɪnvˈɛstmənt aʊtsˈaɪd ðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi sˈɛktɚ hæv dˈʌn lˈɪɾəl tə ɹᵻdˈuːs hˈaɪ jˈuːθ ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt ɹˈeɪts ɔːɹ tʊ ɐdɹˈɛs hˈaʊzɪŋ ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒᵻz.