Tunisia Left out: Tunisian startups demand attention Tunisian entrepreneurs think the government should pay more attention to them rather than focusing on megaprojects, after a major... Lilia Blaise • 21 December, 2016 Tunisia2020 economy startup
Saudi Arabia Sihatech jumps on the Saudi Arabia health tech opportunity Saudi Arabia has a shortage of healthcare startups, throwing the sector wide open for companies like online medical platform... Abdulghani Kataya • 21 December, 2016 Sihatech Saudi Arabia ksa
U.A.E Serving the underserved at IBM's Smartcamp, Dubai Serving the underserved was very much the theme last week as two startups providing services to migrant workers in the UAE took the top... Elias Jabbe • 20 December, 2016 IBM now money smart labour
Regional What's happening to innovation in the GCC? #Wamda2016 Stagnant oil prices mean the GCC’s economic situation today does not look rosy, and the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) shows the... Julia Eberhard • 20 December, 2016 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Lebanon Beirut Digital District expanding into work, live, play neighborhood [Wamda TV] Lebanon’s Beirut Digital District is the epicenter of the country’s ecosystem. Launched in 2012, it hosts dozens of startups,... Dana Ballout • 20 December, 2016 Beirut Digital District lebanon beirut
Morocco Casablanca gets smart to clean up Morocco's economic center, the city of Casablanca, has experienced galloping urbanization in recent years and it’s significantly... Yassine Bakir • 19 December, 2016 smart city morocco NUMA
Global What I know about the future of work: Claire Haidar “People spend 90 percent of their time at work and yet so many people are unhappy at their jobs. There is still this reality that... Dana Ballout • 19 December, 2016 Future of Work Artificial intelligence STEM
Saudi Arabia Arabnet Riyadh shows regions' rising interest in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is rising fast as an entrepreneurship ecosystem and events like Arabnet Riyadh are providing a platform for those in the... Abdulghani Kataya • 19 December, 2016 Arabnet Arabnet Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Careem now a unicorn, raising $350M Careem has become the Middle East’s second ‘unicorn’, after investment from Japan's ecommerce giant Rakuten Inc and... Rachel Williamson • 19 December, 2016 careem STC Venture Capital
Regional 15+ MENA accelerators launched in 2016 #Wamda2016 Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their... Edoardo Giorgetti • 19 December, 2016 Wamda2016 MENA startups
Jordan Babil Games acquired for $17M In what could be the largest exit in the region’s gaming industry, Middle East-based game publisher Babil Games has been... Lucy Knight • 18 December, 2016 Gaming babil games game development
Egypt Can cleantech be Egypt's greatest wealth generator? The Egyptian cleantech ecosystem is a few years behind its cousin, pure tech, but the sector is beginning to show signs of consolidation.... Rachel Williamson • 18 December, 2016 Cleantech LACI cleantech Arabia
U.A.E Mentors to startups, 13 ways to build your brand #Mixnmentor “What is your purpose in life?” might seem like a grand question to be asked at a job interview but it is one that Careem... Lucy Knight • 18 December, 2016 mix n mentor dubai uae
Qatar How we can create a virtuous innovation cycle [Opinion] Innovation is a key element of all national transformation agendas in GCC countries, with no less than Vice President and Ruler of Dubai... Alexandros Papaspyridis - Tatiana Zalan • 15 December, 2016 3i Innovation Framework microsoft
Egypt Egypt loosens rules on mobile money In what will be welcome news to Egypt’s burgeoning fintech startups, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is starting a bid to formalize... Rachel Williamson • 15 December, 2016 Fintech Central Bank of Egypt mobile money
Egypt IFC invests in Algebra Ventures, Flat6labs Cairo funds New Egyptian venture fund Algebra Ventures has announced the first closing at $40 million. The fund, first announced in June, plans to... Rachel Williamson • 15 December, 2016 Algebra Ventures Egypt SysDsoft
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