Global Ways to improve your financial health The rate of unemployment is increasing daily across the world, particularly among startups that have gone into “survival mode”.... Thought Leadership • 22 April, 2020 Fintech wally
Global Balancing short-term survival with long-term stability Scott Cairns is the managing director at Creation Business Consultants, a structuring and advisory services firm based in the... Thought Leadership • 12 April, 2020 coronavirus covid-19 Business planning
Global We are now in the age of triage As the Coronavirus outbreak brings the world's economy to a halt, many businesses in the region are beginning to feel the effects. Fadi... Fadi Ghandour • 07 April, 2020 coronavirus covid-19 startup
Bahrain Startups supporting Bahrain’s self-isolation Pakiza Abdulrahman is the head of startups at the Bahrain Economic Development Board At a time when many businesses cannot serve... Thought Leadership • 05 April, 2020 Bahrain Economic Development Board Bahrain EDB coronavirus
Regional Navigating the risks and opportunities during a pandemic Loulwa Bakr and Khalid Suleimani are both senior partners at Chrome Advisory, a Saudi Arabia-based consultancy As the global... Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2020 covid-19 coronavirus Saudi Arabia
Global Ready, Set, Growth Hack Nader Sabry is a strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government and health/wellness. He is also the author of... Nader Sabry • 19 March, 2020 Growth hacking nader sabry
Global The promise of 5G: Digital divide or development pathway? Mark Roden is the founder and chief executive officer at mobile top-up company, Ding ‘Limitless connectivity’ was to be... Thought Leadership • 15 March, 2020 5G Mobile Ding
Regional Take employee wellbeing seriously or watch your business suffer Michael Trüschler is the co-founder and chief executive officer at FlexxPay a UAE-based financial technology company providing... Thought Leadership • 02 March, 2020 Fintech
Regional The state of technical talent in Mena Leen Ashqar leads value creation at Propeller, a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan Too often, we come across a startup founder... Thought Leadership • 24 February, 2020 Jordan talent Skills
Lebanon The trials of operating an e-commerce business in Lebanon Philippe Abdeni is the chief operating officer at Bellamysworld, an e-commerce platform founded in 2003 in Lebanon for high-end luxury... Thought Leadership • 20 January, 2020 E-commerce Retail
Global Security: Is it time for startups to grow up? Alexander Moiseev is the chief business officer at security firm, Kaspersky Leading entrepreneurship magazines are filled with... Thought Leadership • 16 January, 2020 cyber security cybersecurity
Global The science of mentorship By Ziad Matar, president of TiE Dubai and founding partner of Meditari & Ivan Fernandes, director of mentorship at TiE Dubai The... Thought Leadership • 09 January, 2020 Mentorship Mentor
Regional Corporate Entrepreneurship: Four ways to balance performance and disruption Joe Abi Akl is the acting chief corporate development officer at UAE-based Majid Al Futtaim, developers of shopping malls and... Thought Leadership • 19 December, 2019 Majid Al Futtaim Corporate entrepreneurship
U.A.E The UAE is the perfect launchpad for edtech solutions Katia Al-Kaisi is the founder and chief executive officer of Education House Finland which focuses on introducing Finnish education... Thought Leadership • 12 December, 2019 Education EdTech
Palestine Overcoming barriers of women-led entrepreneurship in Palestine Ghassan Amayra is the co-founder of Palestine-based MENACatalyst and Leila Farraj is the digital content strategist at... Thought Leadership • 02 December, 2019 palestine Palestinian Diaspora gaza sky geeks
Regional Gaining more value from data through incentive, investment and regulation Jad Hajj, partner with Strategy& Middle East; Alice Klat, director of the Ideation Center, and Jana Batal, senior fellow at the... Thought Leadership • 27 November, 2019 big data
U.A.E A case for Dubai as a fintech hub Salmaan Jaffery is the chief business development officer at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Authority This is an... Thought Leadership • 17 November, 2019 DIFC Fintech Hive Fintech
Global Mental health and entrepreneurship - how much do entrepreneurs struggle? Reem Shaheen is the founder of BE Psychology Centre in Dubai and is a US-trained counseling psychologist Recent research... Thought Leadership • 04 November, 2019 mental health entrepreneurs entrepreneurship
Saudi Arabia Why every investor should be looking at Saudi Arabia An exponential entrepreneurial shift is underway in Saudi Arabia, and it is attracting substantial venture capital interest, says Luca... Thought Leadership • 23 October, 2019 STV Saudi Arabia Venture Capital
Regional Just 7% of Middle East companies are tapping into $575 billion market By Xavier Anglada, managing director and Accenture Digital lead in the Middle East In today’s business landscape, innovation is... Thought Leadership • 14 October, 2019 Data Innovation
Regional Beyond the headlines - Careem, regulatory hurdles and Saudisation A closer look at this week's top news stories Careem Earlier this week, Careem announced a line up of managing directors whose... Triska Hamid • 12 September, 2019 careem Uber Saudi Arabia
Regional Challenges facing entrepreneurial leaders Areej Khataybih is the founder of The Spark Back and co-author of A Woman's Work. In the Middle East and North Africa (Mena),... Thought Leadership • 29 August, 2019 entrepreneurship Leadership
Egypt Exits by IPO…healthier for the ecosystem When Egyptian financial technology (fintech) company Fawry went public on 8 August, it was a fantastic moment for the tech ecosystem,... Fadi Ghandour • 05 September, 2019 fawry ipo IPOs
Saudi Arabia Who is spearheading digitisation in Saudi Arabia? 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 • 22 August, 2019 E-government digital adoption