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Saudi Arabia

Businesses in Saudi Arabia are showing signs of recovery, with some big winners

By Khalid Suleimani and Loulwa Bakr, senior partners at Chrome Advisory Some of the most optimistic people did not expect to...

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Regional

The Middle East's post-pandemic future

A new reality is beginning to emerge as lockdown measures begin to ease amid the Covid-19 outbreak, imposing a dramatic restructure to...

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Regional

From the valley of death to the oasis wadi

It has become evident that the Covid-19 crisis is like no other. While its persistence and long-term impact on society as a whole remain...

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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...

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Pakistan

Ready for investment in Pakistan

Pakistan’s presence in global news is more commonly associated with tense political conflicts, the threat of nuclear war and...

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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...

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Regional

SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2017

SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2017 is a full-day event where speakers and attendees get to benefit from the plenty of networking opportunities...

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Saudi Arabia

BIBAN 2017 SME Forum

The BIBAN 2017 SME Forum is a 4 day conference which will provide practical insights and delve deeper into how SMEs in Saudi Arabia can...

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Saudi Arabia

Vision 2030: SME Opportunities in KSA and MENA

"Vision 2030: Small and Medium Enterprises Opportunities in KSA and MENA" will be taking place on July 11 at 500 Startups in San...

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U.A.E

Gulf Capital SME Awards 2017

For the 6th year in a row, the Gulf Capital SME Awards continues to celebrate and recognize outstanding SMEs from the UAE that have shown...

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Regional

BusinessConnect Session on SME Participation for Expo 2020 Dubai

Expo 2020 Dubai continues its series of events and conferences by building bridges between local and international businesses. These...

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Egypt

More cash, new look for Egypt SMEs

Changes to lending guidelines for SMEs may open up new avenues of cash for tech startups. (Image via Misr Journal) Egypt’s...

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Lebanon

IGNITE's Networking Event

IGNITE is an initiative organized by BDD and Endeavor Lebanon that will be held on Wednesday November 19th 2014 at the Beirut Digital...

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5 tips for small businesses on Facebook

Jonathan Labin is Facebook's Head of Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan. He contacted us with some tips, based on Facebook's own research,...

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Regional

We need to support MENA’s ‘Silicon Wadis’

Mouayed Makhlouf is the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) director of the Middle East and North Africa region. With a staff of...

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