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What are the main open problems in the theory of amenability of groups?

I have read the Paterson and Runde books about amenability of groups, but I do not know what are the most intriguing questions in this area today. A survey or a list of questions would be welcome.
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Characterizations of amenable groups which use the space $\ell_1(G)$ and convolution

Let $G$ be a discrete group. Do you know characterizations of amenable groups which use the space $\ell_1(G)$ and convolution? I only know Johnson's theorem: A group is amenable if and only if the ...