Regional

The angel network looking for halal opportunities

Muslims concluded the celebration of Eid Al Fitr this week, marking the end of Ramadan in lockdown. During this time, 64 per cent of UAE...

Dunya Hassanein • 27 May, 2020

Islamic economy Angel Investment

Global

A public relations strategy is critical now more than ever

Sean Pattwell is the founder and chief executive officer at CW8 Communications The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken international commerce...

Thought Leadership • 25 May, 2020

public relations PR strategy

Regional

The logistical developments in e-commerce

The importance of the e-commerce industry has been multiplied by 10 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic according to Iyad Kamal, chief...

Triska Hamid • 21 May, 2020

Logistics aramex

Regional

HOF Capital's take on investment post pandemic

HOF Capital is a global venture capital (VC) firm founded in 2016 by three Egyptian entrepreneurs, Fady Yacoub, Onsi Sawiris and Hisham...

Dunya Hassanein • 20 May, 2020

HOF Capital Venture Capital covid-19

Regional

Wamda Research Lab report on Covid-19 impact

More than 70 per cent of startups based in the Middle East and North Africa have witnessed a negative impact on their business as a result...

Wamda • 18 May, 2020

Wamda Research Lab covid-19

Regional

How AI can help governments in a post Covid-19 world

Jad Hajj, partner, and Wissam Abdel Samad, principal, Christian Stechel, senior manager, Gustave Cordahi, senior associate, with...

Thought Leadership • 17 May, 2020

Artificial intelligence

Regional

The future of SMEs after Covid-19

Rafael Lemaitre is a partner at consultancy SIA Partners and Maria Garrido is the manager of growth and innovation  During...

Thought Leadership • 14 May, 2020

sme covid-19

U.A.E

Mustafa Koita: Your modern-day milkman

The majority of entrepreneurs work in the corporate world for several years before something triggers their decision to leave and start...

Triska Hamid • 13 May, 2020

Koita E-commerce

Regional

How can we encourage more women to pursue entrepreneurship?

Prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, Sana Afouaiz, founder of Womenpreneur, an organisation established to support women entrepreneurs, toured...

Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2020

Women Women entrepreneurship

Global

Online food delivery: The disruption heading to destruction

Uber Eats has exited the Middle East, or rather passed the baton onto its wholly-owned regional subsidiary, Careem. The publicly listed...

Triska Hamid • 06 May, 2020

Food delivery Deliveroo talabat

U.A.E

The startup finding better jobs for blue-collar workers

Unscrupulous recruitment agencies often lure blue-collar staff to the Gulf with false promises about wages and working conditions, charging...

Matt Smith • 05 May, 2020

social enterprise ZoEasy

Regional

The rise of contactless payments

In a part of the world more comfortable with cash on delivery (COD) rather than online or even card payments, the notion of contactless...

Wamda • 04 May, 2020

MasterCard contactless

Regional

Wamda graduates second cohort of its fellowship programme Wamda X

Wamda, the Mena region’s leading entrepreneurship platform, has graduated the second cohort of Wamda X, its grant-based fellowship...

Wamda • 03 May, 2020

wamda x

Global

Mena's 3D printing startups pivot to save lives

Every so often, a new technology grips the tech community, usually ones that are described as pioneering and disruptive. A few years ago,...

Triska Hamid • 29 April, 2020

3d printing eon dental immensa

Regional

Covid-19: Ushering in a new era for healthtech

In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis and resulting lockdown, it is not just the global economy and healthcare systems that are suffering...

Dunya Hassanein • 27 April, 2020

healthtech covid-19 coronavirus

Regional

Facebook's advice for businesses in Ramadan

The impact of social distancing as a result of the Covid-19 crisis has been felt across industries and sectors, with technology and social...

Thought Leadership • 23 April, 2020

Ramadan Social Media Facebook

Global

Ways to improve your financial health

The rate of unemployment is increasing daily across the world, particularly among startups that have gone into “survival mode”....

Thought Leadership • 22 April, 2020

Fintech wally

Regional

Fintech boom threatened by slowing economy

As retail businesses scramble to get online and banks and exchange houses shutter their doors for the foreseeable future, the one solution...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 20 April, 2020

Fintech now money FlexxPay

Global

Edtech startups: From perk to necessity

Schools and universities were among the first institutions that shuttered their doors around the world in the face of the Coronavirus...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 16 April, 2020

Education online learning E-Learning

Regional

The e-grocery map of Mena

The online grocery market has grown rapidly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, with other food delivery platforms like...

Wamda • 16 April, 2020

e-grocery

Global

Roundup of STEP’s first virtual conference 

Dubai-based STEP launched its first online event as part of its series on the impact of COVID-19 on businesses. The two-hour event...

Dunya Hassanein • 15 April, 2020

STEP Conferences covid-19 startups

Egypt

Fawry’s founder launches fintech fund

Egypt-based financial technology (fintech) company Fawry has played a pivotal role in providing digital payment capabilities to businesses...

Dunya Hassanein • 14 April, 2020

Fintech fawry

Global

Balancing short-term survival with long-term stability

Scott Cairns is the managing director at Creation Business Consultants, a structuring and advisory services firm based in the...

Thought Leadership • 12 April, 2020

coronavirus covid-19 Business planning

Regional

How startups beat the supermarkets in online grocery surge

The 24-hour lockdowns that have become commonplace in several cities across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) has resulted in such a...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 09 April, 2020

el grocer instashop e-grocery