U.A.E Can the UAE lead the way in reforming policy frameworks on gender discrimination? Using the UAE as a case study, this is the second of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and... Vanessa Khalil • 13 September, 2017 uae Women empowerment women entrepreneurs
Tunisia Insect-based technologies: How buzzing is lending a hand The buzzing of insects is enough to send hair raising chills and activate our flight or fight mode. Buzzing helps flying insects... Tala El Issa • 13 September, 2017 tunisia Bees entomologist
Regional Gender discrimination in entrepreneurship: MENA women’s take This is the first of two articles about how recent global developments affecting gender dynamics and discrimination against women in tech... Vanessa Khalil • 12 September, 2017 Women empowerment gender discrimination women in tech
Regional What I Know about blockchain in the MENA: Ernst & Young’s Grant Niven The global blockchain technology market was valued at $316 million in 2015 and is expected to reach $20 billion by the end of 2024. The... Rana Freifer • 12 September, 2017 Ernst & Young Grant Niven Bitcoin
Lebanon Solidifying business bonds through partnerships: #MixNMentor Beirut The Lebanese Information Technology (ICT) sector and related industries, is a fast growing sector with a market size of $436.2 million in... Rana Freifer • 11 September, 2017 Mix n Mentor Beirut startups entrepreneurs
Saudi Arabia Saudi’s crowdshipping platform wants to be in everyone’s luggage Saudi Entrepreneur Khaled Sehly was a pharmacist before he quit his job to become an entrepreneur. In March 2017, Sehly launched... Maya Rahal • 11 September, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Airwaybill
Regional This is why MENA corporates should invest more in agriculture [Opinion] Recent reports providing data on investments in the food and beverage (F&B) sector indicate its increasing importance to the Middle... Rena Zuabi • 10 September, 2017 Agriculture oped Corporate investment
Lebanon After fablabs and makerspaces, startup studios debut in Beirut Accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces, hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and living labs, all constitute a crowded ecosystem lexica... Rana Freifer • 08 September, 2017 Startup studio Sqwirl Lab Ziad Jreidini
U.A.E How technology is transforming MENA youth’s education As back-to-school season is approaching, now is the ideal time to reflect on the latest innovations in technology and how they might... Elias Jabbe • 07 September, 2017 EdTech E-Learning uae
Global Startup Watch: Dubai the blockchain hub, Uber Business in the KSA, and the failing startups 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... Rana Freifer • 07 September, 2017 Startup Watch Bitcoin Blockchain
Lebanon This Lebanese startup is reinventing secondhand retail August 25 was the Secondhand Wardrobe Day and there is a reason to celebrate it. Trashion, bale retail, or secondhand businesses are not... Rana Freifer • 06 September, 2017 Fabricaid secondhand clothing Retail
Global Startups, brace yourselves for these hurdles [Opinion] It’s common knowledge that startups fail at the whopping rate of 90 percent. For this reason, whatever their differences, startups... Pratik Dholakiya • 06 September, 2017 startups recruitment talents
Tunisia How this Tunisian startup is digitizing cash registers There are over 250,000 neighborhood grocery stores in Tunisia. Many of those can’t afford the usual cash registers which cost between... Maya Rahal • 05 September, 2017 cashing device cloud management service Scaling
Saudi Arabia What I know about ecommerce in Saudi Arabia: Mazen AlDarrab Saudi Arabia is one of the most promising ecommerce markets in the Arab region, despite the challenges that face the sector in the... Maya Rahal • 05 September, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa ecommerce
Global New startups on the block: September Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Blink Egypt Development... Reine Farhat • 04 September, 2017 Startup List news AI
Kuwait 4 Kuwaiti family businesses using innovation to stay ahead This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. As we enter the age of information, more businesses are now better able to understand and... Hind Al-Ghannam • 03 September, 2017 kuwait Innovation family businesses
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