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 Women rising to the top in MENA [Infographic] This article is a crosspost with Payfort. Female entrepreneurs are founding companies at an ever increasing rate across the world and... Wamda • 29 January, 2017 women entrepreneurs nabbesh mrusta
Regional Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic] In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs... Teeb Assaf - Julia Eberhard • 06 December, 2016 MEMakersGE WRL Cleantech
Egypt What do Egyptian shoppers want? [Infographic] Egypt: MENA's largest market by far. (Image via Wamda) This is a crosspost with Yaoota Magazine. Egyptian shoppers are a... Rachel Williamson • 22 May, 2016 State of Payments 2016 yaoota Payfort
Regional Who's hiring in MENA? [Infographic] Access to talent is a key difficulty for employers large and small in MENA. In an upcoming Wamda Research Lab report the findings... Rachel Williamson • 17 April, 2016 Access to Talent recruitment Payfort
Saudi Arabia Saudi ecommerce delivers on its promises [Infographic] The increase in Saudi women using the internet has corresponded with an increase in online shopping. (Image via alo.rs) The ecommerce... Berthe El Aya • 10 April, 2016 Infographic E-commerce Aleqtisadiahand
Regional The life cycle of your customer [Infographic] Retaining customers can be tricky in the online sphere. (Image via Dotsquares) As a new generation of Middle Eastern entrepreneurs... Rachel Williamson • 28 February, 2016 digital consumer Infographic
Regional Is ecommerce MENA's biggest digital market? [Infographic] This is an edited crosspost from LinkedIn. Consumers have become smarter and faster in making buying decisions online,... Maher Dosoqi • 14 February, 2016 payment gateway CashU fin-tech
Saudi Arabia Mobile is winning in Saudi's internet race [Infographic] Mobile internet use might be high in Saudi Arabia but ecommerce companies still haven’t convinced those people to shop on their... Rachel Williamson • 07 February, 2016 Mobile internet penetration mobile internet internet penetration
Regional Digi-teens' online spending habits [Infographic] The teens love their brands. (Image via International Digital Marketing) Today's teens are the market for many ecommerce... Rachel Williamson • 17 January, 2016 mobile shopping Payfort teenagers
Regional MENA's year in investing [Infographic] The money pool for startups in MENA is growing, but slowly. (Image via Near Shore Americas) Funding is the entrepreneur's... Rachel Williamson • 03 January, 2016 VC investment Womena MENA
Regional MENA's social media strongholds [Infographic] Social media has a huge influence on business in the Middle East, be it as a marketing tool or a company platform through which... Rachel Williamson • 27 December, 2015 google plus snapchat Payfort
Saudi Arabia Saudi ecommerce set to soar [Infographic] The Saudi ecommerce market is growing fast. (Image via Wamda) There are very good reasons why Saudi Arabia is a country of... Rachel Williamson • 20 December, 2015 Go Gulf JadoPado ksa
Regional Megatrends in MENA: the rise of entrepreneurship [Infographic] Entrepreneurship has finally attained global megatrend status, according to EY, but MENA's founders knew that long... Rachel Williamson • 13 December, 2015 EY megatrend entrepreneurship
Regional Megatrends in MENA: the digital future [Infographic] The 'digital future', described by EY as one of its megatrends, is upon us and rapidly changing how people live, eat... Rachel Williamson • 29 November, 2015 EY mobile internet Winex
Regional The ‘ease’ of doing business in MENA [Infographic] Starting a business and running it isn’t easy. It becomes less so when the economy in which you want to start the business... Lucy Knight • 15 November, 2015 Doing Business Report Oman Yemen
Regional Megatrends in MENA: startup solutions for urban lives [Infographic] The ultimate example of urbanization in MENA: Dubai from above. (Image via Picasa) 'Megatrends', according to EY, are... Rachel Williamson • 08 November, 2015 Recycle Beirut urbanisation El Noor Geh
Regional MENA's IoT expansion [Infographic] People today create a data trace with almost everything they do - trawling Facebook, booking an Uber, walking with a FitBit. The Middle... Rachel Williamson • 25 October, 2015 Internet of Things IoT MENA
Global 5 minute guide to the Internet of Things [Infographic] Coffee machines able to order new supplies for you. Electronic pet feeders that can schedule and feed your dog. Cars... Rachel Williamson • 18 May, 2015 The Internet of Things Guide IoT
Egypt What the restaurant sector of Egypt needs to know [Infographic] Ask any entrepreneur in Egypt and they will tell you right away that one of the biggest challenges faced when starting up is finding solid... Amir Allam • 10 February, 2015 Amir Allam restaurants ElMenus
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
Saudi Arabia Report sheds new insights on booming Saudi ecommerce market This post was originally published on Firnas.org Ecommerce is growing exponentially in Saudi Arabia; the market is expected to... Ahmed Gabr • 20 October, 2014 Payfort online payment Saudi Arabia
Regional Why is the Arab region attractive for expats? [Infographic] The Middle East Internet Group (MEIG), a joint venture of Rocket Internet and MTN, released this week its latest infographic, depicting... Maya Rahal • 30 September, 2014 internet penetration MEIG Saudi Arabia
Entrepreneurial success for the over 30s [Infographic] Starting fresh doesn’t mean starting young. The stereotype of the young entrepreneur may have been inspired by the success of some e... Maya Rahal • 14 September, 2014 late bloomers AnnaVital fundersandfounders