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2016 was very generous to MENA's startups #Wamda2016

People on the internet aren’t too sad to let go of 2016. Memes surrounding the US presidential elections, comedy sketches on the...

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The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Fourteen years ago a group of Arab scholars drew a sobering picture of the Middle East: that it would need 140 years to just double its per...

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2016 was an exciting year for the startup ecosystem, especially from an investor’s standpoint. Investors’ appetite for...

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Every month, someone opines that MENA has a “relatively nascent” startup ecosystem, while others spot the “next Silicon...

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2016 was the year of trying new things and testing some ideas on you, our readers. We brought in a weekly series we called Startup...

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This year was an interesting one, not just from a geopolitical angle, but also a technological one that saw some great advancements, not...

Saudi Arabia

Just a few days into 2016, Saudi Arabia deputy crown prince Muhammad bin Salman made waves when he said the kingdom was exploring a public...

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The startupper calendar gets busier every year. In 2016 there have been more than 200 events related to entrepreneurship, startups,...

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Stagnant oil prices mean the GCC’s economic situation today does not look rosy, and the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) shows the...

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Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their...