Regional The startups tackling food waste in Mena A third of all the food produced for human consumption is wasted every year around the world. That is roughly 1.3 billion tonnes of food... Nagham Al Eithan • 20 April, 2021 food waste Sustainability
Regional The future is in STEM – but only men benefit right now The KIP Index is the first Middle East and North Africa (Mena) sector-based measure of women-inclusive policies and practices in local... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2021 STEM gender gap
Global Can a startup’s social capital affect investment? Rami Deeb is an executive at Talkwalker, a "conversational intelligence" company that delivers social media insights to help... Thought Leadership • 15 April, 2021 Social Media
Regional Chicken nuggets in Mena: A guide to market segmentation Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. On a recent trip to the... Thought Leadership • 13 April, 2021 Nafez Al Dakkak
Egypt What is driving Egypt's current startup boom? Last week saw the launch of two new venture capital funds in Egypt – Sawari Ventures closed its $71 million fund while Algebra... Dunya Hassanein - Nesma Abdel Azim • 11 April, 2021 Sawari Ventures Algebra Ventures
Regional Mena startups raised $170 million in March 2021 Startups in Mena raised $170 million in March, a 6 per cent rise month on month, across 43 deals. This takes the total amount raised in the... Wamda • 08 April, 2021 investments
Global How to optimise the value of data management Cenker Ozhelvaci is vice president of emerging markets, managing director of Iron Mountain UAE and Turkey The outbreak of the Covid-19... Thought Leadership • 07 April, 2021 data management
Palestine The case for hiring Palestinian talent Anam Raheem is talent matching manager at Gaza Sky Geeks. Imagine a business opportunity that accelerates innovation and profit for a... Thought Leadership • 05 April, 2021 gaza sky geeks brain drain
Regional Is the Mena region ready for femtech? Amid the boom in healthtech over this past year, there is one sector that is now experiencing greater interest - femtech. This sector... Nagham Al Eithan • 01 April, 2021 femtech healthtech
Global The power and risks of alternative data To some, it may seem like you need psychic powers to predict whether an investment will be profitable or not. These days however, you... Dina Alnabulsi • 30 March, 2021 alt-data alternative data GameStop
U.A.E Wamda participates in Now Money's $7 million round Wamda has participated in UAE-based NOW Money's $7 million funding round which was led by Anthemis Exponential Ventures. The round also... Wamda • 29 March, 2021 now money financial inclusion
Regional Can integrating loyalty with payments win back customers? Omar Ebeid is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based Zeal App, an online payment and loyalty platform There is a decline in loyalty cards... Thought Leadership • 28 March, 2021 Zeal Rewards Zeal App loyalty
Regional Restaurant reservations: Booking a path to recovery For the Middle East, food is more than just a source of sustenance; it is an embodiment of the culture, the nexus of social gatherings and... Dunya Hassanein • 25 March, 2021 foodtech Eatapp Food delivery
Regional Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences? Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish... Thought Leadership • 24 March, 2021 talent
U.A.E Things to consider when setting up a legal entity in the UAE Michael Kortbawi is a partner and Taronish Mistry is a paralegal at law firm BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates LLP The early stages... Thought Leadership • 22 March, 2021 legal advice
Regional The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal says CEO of noon The future of e-commerce will be hyperlocal according to noon CEO Faraz Khalid, who said he spent up to 80 per cent of his time last year... Wamda • 18 March, 2021 E-commerce
