Jordan The key to sustainable growth lies in Jordan's SMEs Yara Asad is the project manager at Building Markets in Jordan where she focuses on assessing businesses and their investment... Thought Leadership • 08 August, 2019 sme amman Report
Lebanon About Beirut’s middle-stage ecosystem and its multiple opportunities [Report] The World Bank’s Tech startup ecosystem in finding and recommendations report, analyzed the tech startup ecosystem in Beirut, in an... Rana Freifer • 23 October, 2017 lebanon world bank Report
Saudi Arabia Wamda reveals insights about the Saudi entrepreneurial ecosystem “Cloning ecosystems might not necessarily work, and might not be sustainable given the different characteristics of each country.... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Report
Regional Half of Arab youth visit Youtube every day [Report] According to the Arab Youth Survey 2017, published by ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller this week, 35 percent of young people in the Arab... Maya Rahal • 04 May, 2017 Arab youth Report YouTube
Regional Where does MENA really do business? [Infographic] Even as entrepreneurs look to the Gulf to expand their sales, they look to the Levant to expand their back office operations. Wamda... Teeb Assaf • 26 April, 2017 Wamda Research Lab WRL backoffice
Regional Startup Investments: The evolution of the MENA ecosystem in 2016 [Report] Startup Investments: The evolution of the MENA ecosystem in 2016 [Report] from Wamda Research Lab 2016 was a booming year for i... Tarek Faycal • 01 March, 2017 investement Report WRL
Regional Cleantech startups in MENA face many challenges but remain resilient [Report] MENA is experiencing some of the most daunting environmental challenges on earth. Energy and water scarcity coupled with an... Teeb Assaf • 04 October, 2016 Cleantech MEMakersGE Report
U.A.E Payfort launches 3rd edition of the State of Payments The Arab world could see $69 billion in online payment transactions per year by 2020. (Image via Wamda) Saudis and Emiratis have... Maya Rahal • 31 May, 2016 State of Payments 2016 Payfort Report
Regional Wamda and Expo 2020 Dubai launch their first report on Collaborative Entrepreneurship [Infographic] Almost every other corporation operating in MENA engages with startups in one way or another. This is one of the exciting findings... Jonas Feller • 22 March, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship WRL
Regional Ecommerce set to reach $13.4 billion by 2020, Payfort reports Payfort announced today the release of its annual report: The State of Payments in the Arab World, at the Ecommerce Show Middle East 2015... Maya Rahal • 12 May, 2015 State of Payments 2015 Payfort Report
Regional A deeper look at the last 4 years of investments in MENA Startups [Wamda TV] What are the key investment trends and challenges affecting MENA’s entrepreneurship ecosystem? What factors should the ecosystem consider w... Jamil Wyne • 21 January, 2015 investement WRL Wamda Research Lab
Regional Mobile dominates even offline shopping in MENA [Report] Shoppers and retailers in the MENA region have long known that consumers have been spending more and more money online. What is new,... Wamda • 21 October, 2014 smartphone penetration Mobile Report
Egyptian entrepreneurs ready for more constructive dialogue In Egypt since the January 2011 uprising, there has been no shortage of events, meetups, conferences, and pitch sessions aimed at... Daria Solovieva • 24 July, 2014 news Report Egypt
Regional Wamda Research Lab debuts a groundbreaking report on the barriers to scaling For entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), scaling their companies is not easy. Challenges to finding talent and... Wamda • 25 March, 2014 Wamda Research Lab MENA Report
Startup Maroc hits the road again with an ambitious roadshow April is a busy month for Startup Maroc. The group of friends, who have been working for three years to help foster an entrepreneurial... Aline Mayard • 24 April, 2014 competition Report Startup Weekend
Regional Most workers in the Middle East would prefer to launch a business Due to high unemployment rates in the Arab region, more people than ever are launching their own businesses, hoping to create their own... Reine Farhat • 17 February, 2014 bayt.com entrepreneurship Report
MENA PEA Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa 2013 [Report] The MENA Private Equity Association recently released their Third Venture Capital in the Middle East & North Africa Report, 2013 Update... Wamda • 06 November, 2013 Venture Capital Report Investment
A look at Jordan's ICT sector: the 2012 int@j report [Report] The ICT Association of Jordan just released the 2012 version of their yearly report. You can download it here (click the grey box to the... Wamda • 30 October, 2013 Report ict
5 graphs that explain the ICT sector in Jordan Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often lauded as one of Jordan's most promising- and fastest growing- sectors. Last year,... Nina Curley • 30 October, 2013 Report ict Data
Bayt.com Middle East Consumer Confidence Index - September 2013 A recent report by Bayt.com details the findings of their consumer confidence index survey which is designed to understand the perceptions ... Wamda • 26 September, 2013 Report
Gulf consumers optimistic about their economies; Levant uncertain [Report] Despite the prevalence of intense conflict in Syria and Egypt, consumers in the Arab world are feeling more optimistic about regional... Wamda • 26 September, 2013 Report
How to accelerate entrepreneurship in Africa [report] From sidewalk hustlers and street vendors, to young techies and the growing number of self-made millionaires, Africa is a... Jonathan Kalan • 25 June, 2013 Report East Africa
How digitization spurs economic growth and job creation around the world [report] Globally, digitization is accelerating economic growth and facilitating job creation, providing a $193 billion boost to world... Wamda • 26 June, 2013 Report Booz & Company Trends
The mobile opportunity for startups in the Middle East and Africa [report] “Even though we have a mobile penetration rate of 109% in the Middle East, I still see room for growth,” says Amr Shady, the founder of TA ... Glen Dalakian II • 23 June, 2013 Report Mobile Trends