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
Palestine Liquid assets: Conserving Palestine’s water supplies In the Palestinian territories, severe water shortages have become an unfortunate norm – while Israelis living in nearby Jewish... Alicia Buller • 10 March, 2020 palestine IoT AI
Regional The problem of women entrepreneurs The Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region has made strides towards maturity and development of its startup ecosystem, however, gender... Shaimaa El Nazer • 08 March, 2020 Women Women Entrepreneur Women empowerment
Regional Competition rising: Video streaming in Mena If there is one pastime that people in the Middle East are unlikely to give up, it is watching television. In 2018, the daily time spent... Shaimaa El Nazer • 05 March, 2020 netflix streaming Media
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
Bahrain How did Bahrain become a fintech hub? Bahrain’s government has made vital steps to encourage entrepreneurship to stimulate its economy. In doing so, it has created a... Wamda • 27 February, 2020 Fintech Bahrain Fintech Bay
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
Global Coronavirus: Not just a China problem This week Apple warned of a global iPhone shortage due to the coronavirus outbreak in China – where its smartphones are... Shaimaa El Nazer • 20 February, 2020 china
U.A.E NOW Money offers banking alternatives for Mena's unbanked According to the World Bank, in the Arab world stretching from Muscat to Casablanca, only eight per cent of adults belonged to the... Alicia Buller • 17 February, 2020 Fintech
Jordan Wamda leads $3.5 million round in mobile games publisher Tamatem Wamda, the Middle East region's leading startup ecosystem enabler leads a $3.5 million round in Tamatem. The round also includes Saudi... Wamda • 14 February, 2020 wamda tamatem tamatem games
Regional STEP 2020: Floating pitches, 400 startups and a new VC More than 8000 people attended, 400 startups showcased their ideas and investors with some $1 billion in their pockets were in Dubai for... Shaimaa El Nazer • 13 February, 2020 Step Conference STEP entrepreneurship
Regional A look at the state of pre-seed startups in Mena The UAE continues to be the leading hub for entrepreneurs according to a new report from Wamda Research Lab. More than 35 per cent of... Shaimaa El Nazer • 12 February, 2020 Wamda Research Lab wamda x
U.A.E Enabling innovation in the UAE For the UAE government, innovation is indispensable to keep pace with technological advancements and to address the most pressing societal... Shaimaa El Nazer • 10 February, 2020 Innovation Dubai Dubai Future Accelerators
Tunisia The Tunisian invention bringing hope to epilepsy sufferers Millions of epilepsy patients across the Arab world are in daily danger of suffering a potentially fatal seizure, with multiple factors... Matt Smith • 06 February, 2020 health tech Tunis Tunisian entrepreneurs
Syria The challenges facing Syrian entrepreneurs Since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, more than 5.7 million people have fled the country mainly to Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq while... Yasmeen Nabil • 03 February, 2020 syrian civil war Syrian entrepreneurs syrian startups
U.A.E Venture creation, the new VC Investment across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) is becoming more sophisticated. The growth in the number of venture capital (VC)... Triska Hamid • 30 January, 2020
