Regional The impact of family offices on the MENA economy An article by Ekaterina Chernova, the co-founder of Dubai-based Family Office (Octagon). Family offices are the private... Thought Leadership • 07 October, 2024 family offices oped
Iraq The untapped potential of Iraq's startup scene: Insights from Five One Invest’s report An article by Melissa Graham, Manager of Global Development and Partnerships at Five One Labs Iraq’s entrepreneurial... Thought Leadership • 23 September, 2024 Five One Invest oped
Saudi Arabia Tawaref series: Company formation in Saudi from A to Z After understanding the types of licences, and attestation processes, it's time to move on to the actual company formation. Starting a... Tawaref • 16 September, 2024 Tawaref oped
Regional As global VC interest shifts to MENA fintech, now is the time for local startups An article by Olena Petrosyuk, the co-founders of Waveup, an advisory firm for startups For a long time, MENA startups were underdogs in... Thought Leadership • 26 August, 2024 oped
Regional Key strategies for breaking into the MENA startup ecosystem An article by Dr. Stavroula Kalogeras, MBA Program Director for Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University... Thought Leadership • 19 August, 2024 oped
Regional The true impact of open immigration policies on MENA's economic growth An article by Ali Haider, the regional director of Nomadic In the face of heightened global competition for skilled professionals,... Thought Leadership • 22 July, 2024 oped
Regional AI leverages real estate sector in MENA An article by Anna Skigin, co-founder of Frank Porter The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) extends across all industries as... Thought Leadership • 15 July, 2024 Real Estate Proptech AI
Regional Essential tools for MENA CFOs to step up their game An article by Karl Crowther, VP of MEA at Alteryx In the digital era, the role of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) has evolved beyond... Thought Leadership • 01 July, 2024 oped
Saudi Arabia Tawaref Series: A comprehensive guide to licensing and document attestation Our previous article provided a comprehensive overview of the diverse types of foreign investment licenses available in Saudi Arabia. Now... Tawaref • 10 June, 2024 Tawaref oped
Regional What makes the GCC the ideal destination for entrepreneurs? An article by Nathan Farrugia, Managing Director of Vistage International, the UAE. Expanding into the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)... Thought Leadership • 30 May, 2024 oped
Regional B2B SaaS shapes the future of fintech in MENA An article by Ghady Rayess, the co-founder and managing director of FOO. Across the Middle East, digital transformation is... Thought Leadership • 20 May, 2024 SAAS b2b Fintech
U.A.E Five trends UAE fintech can leverage to stay competitive An article by Viktor Kasianov, CEO of UnaFinancial’s digital finance app to be launched in the UAE. With its... Thought Leadership • 02 May, 2024 oped Fintech
Regional Bitcoin halving fuels MENA investors' appetite for crypto An article by Vugar Usi Zade, COO of Bitget Historically, Bitcoin halving has brought about a significant change in the way the world... Thought Leadership • 22 April, 2024 Bitcoin Cryptocurrencies oped
Regional How e-wallets transform the way we Pay An article by Ahmed Wahdan, the Marketing Lead at Ezra, a leading micro-lending fintech company. Providing the power to pay at the touch... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2024 oped financial inclusion e-wallet
Regional Impact investing reshapes the future of the GCC economy An article by Vikas Arora, Chief of Impact Investing at AVPN. In the realm of investment strategies, West Asia (Middle East) has long... Thought Leadership • 08 April, 2024 oped Impact investing
Regional Why is it crucial to announce funding milestones? Lucy Bradley, Brand Commander of Plug Communications If you are not visible, you are invisible. It might sound obvious, but I am... Thought Leadership • 21 March, 2024 oped
Regional Women's role in Mena's green economy Petra Jeffery, Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai Amidst the stark realities of gender... Thought Leadership • 18 March, 2024 Green Economy International Women's Day IWD
Global What happened to the future? Steen Jakobsen is the chief investment officer at Saxo Bank The once bright future now appears more bleak than ever. Geopolitical... Thought Leadership • 26 February, 2024 oped
Global The financial rollercoaster has investors reeling: is the “great rebalancing” here? Abhishek Datta is the associate vice president at the Continental Group, an insurance intermediary and financial services solution provider... Thought Leadership • 19 June, 2023 oped
Regional Adopting cashless payment channels will double business growth [Opinion] We’re at an inflection point in the history of payments. Led by countries like Sweden, where non-cash payments now outweigh cash... Sirish Kumar • 24 April, 2018 oped Telr Sirish Kumar
Lebanon What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion] Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries... Teresa Chahine - Alain Daou • 12 November, 2017 lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship
Regional This is why MENA corporates should invest more in agriculture [Opinion] Recent reports providing data on investments in the food and beverage (F&B) sector indicate its increasing importance to the Middle... Rena Zuabi • 10 September, 2017 Agriculture oped Corporate investment
Regional A more digital Middle East is in the making [Opinion] Pundits predict that the Internet of Things, or IoT, is going to change the nature of interaction between governments and businesses all... Hamad Almuraikhi • 27 July, 2017 oped Internet of Things IoT
Regional Investors, brace yourselves for the aftermath of unprofitable unicorn IPOs [Opinion] The fundamental idea behind Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs, is that when companies need capital, they get themselves listed on public... Preetish Panda • 20 July, 2017 oped IPOs Funding