Lebanon Smart scaling: how these MENA companies got it right The Middle East and North Africa is one of the most difficult parts of the world to grow a business, but it’s even harder to scale... Brooke Anderson • 03 January, 2017 Scaling lebanon MarkaVIP
Jordan Has foreign investment helped Jordanian SMEs and entrepreneurs? Jordanian NGO Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) was recently doing some research on the history of local economic reform. It brought them to the... Samuel Wendel • 28 March, 2016 Diwanieh Foreign Direct Investment Leaders of Tomorrow
Regional An ecommerce startup reducing returns in the region If there’s one industry worth taking a chance on in the region, it’s ecommerce. Arguably still in its infancy in MENA, the... Rachel McArthur • 09 August, 2015 Return on delivery Virtusize Miella
Regional How to raise $18M in the Middle East? 5 tips from MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib How do you raise $18 million USD in the Middle East? It’s not easy. Last week I sat down with Ahmed Alkhatib, the man behind the... Robert Carroll • 06 April, 2014 MarkaVIP
Regional MarkaVIP launches new platform, mobile apps, hints at new verticals to come MarkaVIP, a leading regional flash sales site, has announced the launch of its new iOS and Android mobile applications, also debuting... Nina Curley • 05 November, 2013 MarkaVIP E-commerce
Jordan Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business? As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce... Reine Farhat • 22 September, 2013 Challenges Logistics Namshi
MarkaVIP Announces Deal with PayPal; Will Consumers Warm to Online Payment? E-commerce may be one of the fastest-growing and most promising startup sectors in the Middle East, but it still poses several challenges.... Nina Curley • 09 May, 2013 Flash Sales MarkaVIP PayPal