Egypt Winners and losers in Egypt’s currency crisis Two days after this article was published, on November 3 the Central Bank of Egypt has floated the pound, allowing it to move to 13... Rachel Williamson • 01 November, 2016 Egypt currency crisis Al Bustani
U.A.E Mums are big business as Mini Exchange raises $3M UAE startup Mini Exchange has closed a $3 million round with its original and new investors, according to Arabian Business. The startup... Rachel Williamson • 01 November, 2016 Mini Exchange Mumzworld ecommerce
Global Raising ‘Islamic’ funds getting easier Since starting his Quranic memorization platform in 2014, Bilal Memon has closed three rounds of investment. Each time he’s managed... Lucy Knight • 01 November, 2016 islamic finance Islamic economy Mpowered
Lebanon Despite lack of funding, social entrepreneurship endures [Wamda TV] “Young people today are not aware of society’s real problems.” This is what motivated Mona Itani, a lecturer at the... Maya Rahal • 01 November, 2016 Mona Itani Social Entrepreneurship social impact
Global What I know about cyber security and humans: Matt Suiche The user is not the weakest link, says hacker and entrepreneur ‘msuiche’. If you’re not down with the hackers and... Lucy Knight • 31 October, 2016 cyber security Cyber crime GITEX
Egypt Reclaiming Egypt’s rooftops: Al Bustani reaps urban farm profits In 2014, Housam Abul-Fotouh was in the Sinai desert building 72,000 square metres of greenhouses. He and cofounder Mohamed Ibrahim had... Rachel Williamson • 31 October, 2016 Al Bustani Egypt agritech
Global Natakallam gives Syrian refugees both a voice and an income Several times this summer, Andrew Haas sat at his laptop at 9 am in his Seattle apartment dialing the same number on Skype. On the other... Stefania D'Ignoti • 30 October, 2016 Natakallam syria refugees
Egypt No hoax! Journas sets Arabic news record straight Discredited news pieces and hoax science articles circulate throughout the web, and Arabic versions are not immune. So in came Journas,... Radwa Rashad • 30 October, 2016 Egypt Journas Kotobna
Algeria Why isn't carpooling working in Algeria? Traffic, pollution, honking - the lack of public transportation is a strain on Algerian cities, one that could be solved if more people... Aline Mayard • 30 October, 2016 Transport mobilité covoiturage
Global CRO: The art of converting visitors into loyal customers [Opinion] Most of the entrepreneurs I work with have great ideas and immense enthusiasm, but they are frustrated by one challenge. How do I get... Ehsan Jahandarpour • 27 October, 2016 conversion rate optimization sales funnel conversion funnel
Jordan Redesigning Amman's urban culture When graffiti artist Mike Derderian paints Amman’s walls, he feels the city beneath his fingertips. He is determined to merge his... Tala El Issa • 27 October, 2016 Amman Design Week amman Design
Global Startup Watch: Flying cars, thieving chatbots, and Silicon Valley - the musical The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Rachel Williamson • 27 October, 2016 Startup Watch Uber Fintech
Jordan Children invent to impress at Amman exhibition Nearly two dozen Jordanian children were creating some very adult ideas over the weekend. The six inventions at the Little... Tala El Issa • 26 October, 2016 Jordan children Little Innovator Lab
Global 10 November events for MENA entrepreneurs As the MENA region’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem blossoms and grows, so do the events, conferences, and competitions.... Dana Ballout • 26 October, 2016 BDL Accelerate Social Media Week ICT MENA Forum
U.A.E Education + tech = a whole new world Education and technology are often a contested pairing because of the latter’s potential to either serve as an aid or, undesirably, a... Archana Menon • 26 October, 2016 GITEX EdTech minecraft
U.A.E Dubai’s El Grocer strengthens foothold with acquisition El Grocer, a Dubai-based online grocery delivery app, has acquired one of its competitors, Quickshop.ae for an undisclosed... Lucy Knight • 25 October, 2016 Delivery el grocer
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