Wamda

Regional

Will the Middle East's accession to BRICS impact the startup sector?

Earlier this year, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, alongside Iran, were welcomed into the BRICS alliance, which comprises Brazil, Russia,...

BRICS Arab startup

Palestine

Remote working: empowering Arabs to solve the global skills shortage

Jafar Shunnar is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration...

Talent Acceleration Platform EdTech talent

U.A.E

The FoodTech Challenge

The FoodTech Challenge is a global competition that seeks to find the next wave of technology innovations that are on the cusp of...

The Foodtech Challenge

Global

Jack Ma Foundation’s 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes Competition

RiseUP is supporting the Jack Ma Foundation to identify promising and impactful entrepreneurs to participate in the Africa’s Business...

RiseUp Jack Ma Foundation African Business Heroes

Egypt

ITIDA, Plug and Play sign agreement to boost Egyptian tech ecosystem

Egypt’s Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) and US-based venture capital (VC) Plug and Play have entered...

Plug and Play ITIDA

Saudi Arabia

Expanding to Saudi: A path paved with gold?

Saudi Arabia cemented its desire to become the regional destination for the digital sector after announcing its $1.2 billion Launch...

Expansion

Saudi Arabia

Defining Saudi Arabia's gig economy

When UK-based food delivery platform Deliveroo announced it would pull out of Spain over changes to the legal status of gig economy...

gig economy

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi reduces company setup fees by 90 per cent

Abu Dhabi is slashing business setup and licence renewal fees for the private sector by almost 90 per cent. The reduced fees will...

abu dhabi ADDED

Egypt

UofCanada, DMZ team up to launch incubator in Cairo

Universities of Canada in Egypt (UofCanada) and Ryerson University’s business incubator DMZ, have partnered up to launch...

Ryerson DMZ

U.A.E

Hub71 and Modus Capital launch venture builder in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s tech ecosystem Hub71 joins US-based VC and venture builder Modus Capital to launch Ventures Lab in the UAE,...

Hub71 abu dhabi

U.A.E

Dubai launches Food Tech Valley

Source: The National Dubai has launched a major new food technology hub set to act as a "global destination" for...

foodtech

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...

gaza sky geeks brain drain

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...

talent

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s SAMA issues open banking policy

SAMA, Saudi Arabia’s Central Bank has today announced its intent to launch an open banking regulatory framework in the kingdom. In...

Open banking

Regional

The regional tussle for startups: Is Dubai at risk of being overtaken? [part two]

As outlined in the first part of this feature, startups have become a fundamental pillar of the economy, a means not only for innovation,...

Ecosystem Dubai abu dhabi

Regional

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2020

The 4th Sharjah Entrepreneaurship Festival will be held on December 6-10 2020. The event will be virtually and...

Bahrain

Small business will be the engine of the Gulf’s post-lockdown recovery

Pakiza Abdulrahman is the manager of Startup Business Development, Bahrain Economic Development Board Across the Gulf Cooperation...

Bahrain Economic Development Board

U.A.E

Navigating Dubai’s next chapter of growth

Majed Al Suwaidi is the managing director of Dubai Media City and lead of in5 Startups have always played a crucial role in the social...

in5 Dubai

U.A.E

01Gov raises seed investment

Dubai-based startup 01Gov has raised a six-figure seed investment round from angel investor Saeed Khalfan Aldhaheri. The government...

govtech

Regional

The Middle East's post-pandemic future

A new reality is beginning to emerge as lockdown measures begin to ease amid the Covid-19 outbreak, imposing a dramatic restructure to...

coronavirus sme economy

Egypt

Fintech Retreat 2020

Fintech Galaxy is launching the region’s first Fintech Retreat 2020, bringing the ecosystem together for a more...

Bahrain

Bahrain: The challenge of staying competitive

As any startup will attest, agility and quick response to market demand is key to survival. The same can be applied to other stakeholders...

Ecosystem Startup Bahrain Bahrain Economic Development Board

U.A.E

Could EDGE boost R&D in the UAE?

Abu Dhabi is restructuring the UAE’s blossoming defence industry, placing many state-run companies within a single organisation and...

Research R&D

Oman

Oman's startup opportunity

The sultanate of Oman is gearing up to turbocharge its small-to-medium-sized (SME) ecosystem. While the Gulf state has not been...

Oman Oman Technology Fund entrepreneurship

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