Lebanon In conversation with Elie Nasr of FOO FOO started as a mobile app development company in 2009 in Lebanon. Founded by Elie Nasr and Ghady Rayess, the pair pivoted their business... Triska Hamid • 18 June, 2019 Foo Fintech b2b
U.A.E The fintech way of sending money abroad The Gulf is the world’s biggest source of outbound remittances worldwide and fintech startups are vying to disrupt the... Matt Smith • 16 June, 2019 Fintech remittance remittances
Saudi Arabia Who can prepare Saudi Arabia for the future? Sofana Dahlan is one of the first ten female lawyers authorised to practice law in Saudi Arabia. She is also the president and founder... Thought Leadership • 13 June, 2019 saudi vision 2030 change
Egypt In conversation with Amir Allam of elmenus When working as a technology consultant, Amir Allam realised the frustration he had with finding up-to-date restaurant menus and pictures... Yasmeen Nabil • 11 June, 2019 ElMenus food tech Egypt
U.A.E How do you grow tomatoes in the desert? In the latest edition of our Food Technology podcast series, we spoke with Sky Kurtz, co-founder and chief executive officer at... Wamda • 09 June, 2019 Agriculture agritech podcast
Regional The challenge of delivering goods on time Faris Fallouh is the Global Express and ground services director at Aramex Peak seasons such as Eid, Christmas and the many popular... Thought Leadership • 06 June, 2019 E-commerce aramex Delivery
Jordan Jordan's Ghoorcom looks to boost farmers’ profits through technology Ghoorcom is a Jordanian business-to-business startup that could transform the country’s agriculture sector, swelling farmers’... Matt Smith • 04 June, 2019 farming Blockchain
Regional The Gulf embraces quantum power Quantum computing could herald a breakthrough for Middle East innovation and security, according to experts. A quantum computer would... Alicia Buller • 02 June, 2019 Computing R&D
Lebanon The challenges facing Lebanon's fashion ecosystem Christina Chehade is the managing director at Endeavor Lebanon Lebanese designers have been rising in the ranks, dominating... Thought Leadership • 30 May, 2019 Fashion fashion supply chain
U.A.E In conversation with Maya Talih Khatoun of RIOT The fashion industry is the second most polluting industry after oil and gas. The total greenhouse gas emissions from textile production... Triska Hamid • 28 May, 2019 Fashion Sustainability RIOT
Global Sustainable style and the rise of circular fashion When luxury fashion brand Burberry admitted to destroying more than $35 million worth of fashion and cosmetics products last year, there... Triska Hamid • 26 May, 2019 Sharing Economy Fashion
Global We are stuck in the middle of a technological cold war As the US government banned China’s Huawei from purchasing US goods and services last week, many were left wondering whether their... Triska Hamid • 23 May, 2019 Huawei US china
Egypt In conversation with Ahmed Wadi of MoneyFellows In a bid to fund his wedding, Ahmed Wadi realised he’d taken out the maximum loan limit from his bank and so he came up with the idea... Yasmeen Nabil • 21 May, 2019 Fintech Flat6Labs Cairo MoneyFellows
Egypt Banking for the unbanked: The growth of fintech in Egypt In Egypt, cash is king, even when it comes to salaries. Of the 100 million-strong population, the World Bank estimates that just 10-15 per... Yasmeen Nabil • 19 May, 2019 Fintech finance fawry
U.A.E Snooze notification: How LUNCH:ON copes during Ramadan For a lunch delivery company in the UAE, Ramadan is the seasonal dip that LUNCH:ON needs to contend with. So how does the company adapt to... Wamda • 16 May, 2019 f&b food tech Lunch:On
U.A.E In conversation with Bernard Lee of GlassQube Coworking Bernard Lee was an investment banker in New York before moving to Abu Dhabi to work in debt restructuring for the Executive Council, where... Triska Hamid • 14 May, 2019 co-working space abu dhabi glassqube
