Wamda

A look at Islamic banking consumption in the UAE [Report]

In the UAE, almost 60% of the population holds at least one Islamic Banking product, according to a recent survey of 5,300 UAE residents...

Banks Islamic products Financial systems

How are teenagers using social networks? Can Shots of Me surpass Facebook?

Shots of Me, the new social network for selfies (photos taken of oneself), has famously raised $1.1 million USD in a seed-funding round...

shots of me teenagers Social Networks

4 trends shaping the future of mobile

The future is mobile, and the future for mobile is apps. Advertising, video and image sharing, and mobile retail are all gaining traction...

tech mobile advertising Technology

What do Arab youth think of volunteerism? [Infographic]

Volunteerism may not historically have been a popular practice in the Arab world, but data from Nakhweh reveals that that's c...

Infographic Social Media Social Entrepreneurship

6 surprising facts about the future of the internet

Google is dominating the internet, Business Insider Intelligence reveals in a new presentation on 'The Future of Digital.' While the search...

Internet growth Data Google

Why a post-IPO Twitter needs Saudi Arabia, in 3 graphs

[photo from SUSTG.com]. After selling 70 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange last week, Twitter's future is looking...

ipo twitter IPOs

Jordan

Gaming in the Middle East: an overview of game types, models, and revenues

This post is the first in a new series offering a deep dive into the Arab world’s major startup sectors. This edition, focused on the...

lebanon uae Jordan

U.A.E

How e-commerce stores are undercutting offline retailers in the UAE [Infographic]

Lower prices are one of the major factors that encourage consumers to shop online, according to a new infographic by price comparison site...

PayPal Infographic E-commerce

5 trends driving VC investment in the Arab world [Report]

Venture capital in the Middle East and North Africa is on the rise, according to the latest MENA Private Equity Association report. The...

Venture Capital Investment

MENA PEA Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa 2013 [Report]

The MENA Private Equity Association recently released their Third Venture Capital in the Middle East & North Africa Report, 2013 Update...

Venture Capital Report Investment

What are the most popular mobile app categories worldwide?

AppAnnie, the app metric tracker, has released its quarterly market index to reveal how mobile app sales are evolving...

Trends Gaming

A look at Jordan's ICT sector: the 2012 int@j report [Report]

The ICT Association of Jordan just released the 2012 version of their yearly report. You can download it here (click the grey box to the...

Report ict

5 graphs that explain the ICT sector in Jordan

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often lauded as one of Jordan's most promising- and fastest growing- sectors. Last year,...

Report ict Data

What are Saudi consumers hungry for? A look at search trends in the Kingdom [Infographic]

The online ordering sector is heating up this year with Foodonclick, the Arab arm of Turkish online delivery giant Yemeksepeti, announcing e...

Food & Beverage

Why startups should focus on strong customer service [Infographic]

As the saying goes, “the client is king” and, just like kings, customers expect to be well-served. While some companies may shrug off the im...

Customer Service

How a startup goes from idea to IPO [Infographic]

For those who may get a bit confused by all of the jargon and stages associated with startup investment, Funders and Founders presents the...

Funding Venture Capital Angel Investment

How does the Arab world's mobile market compare to the rest of the world? [Infographic]

Smartphones are undoubtedly the future of the internet. Around the globe, smartphone penetration has been increasing by 10% each year since...

Mobile Penetration mobile advertising Mobile

Can internet giants bring down the cost of connectivity?

Update: Egypt's internet penetration rate is currently around 44%. Today, nearly two thirds of the world’s population does not have access ...

Internet growth Telecommunication Trends

Visualizing Palestine unites activism and entrepreneurship

In 2009, Ramzi Jaber quit his job as a civil engineer in Jerusalem to organize TEDxRamallah. Upon moving to Ramallah to begin work on the...

indiegogo palestine Crowdfunding

LinkedIn goes Orientalist with new Middle East infographic

LinkedIn's new infographic doesn't tell you much you won't know already, if you've read their recent data on the Middle East, but it does...

LinkedIn Social Networks

Can the Arab region keep up with the rise of the social media profession? [Infographic]

Social media use has exploded over the past few years, so much so that today, a "social media manager" is taken for granted as a job...

LinkedIn Infographic Social Networks

Borrowing $1 billion a day? A look at debt in Saudi Arabia

A surprising headline recently caught our eye: Arabian Business suggested that Saudi consumers are borrowing almost US $1 billion per...

Statistics Loans Banks

Bayt.com Middle East Consumer Confidence Index - September 2013

A recent report by Bayt.com details the findings of their consumer confidence index survey which is designed to understand the perceptions ...

Report

Gulf consumers optimistic about their economies; Levant uncertain [Report]

Despite the prevalence of intense conflict in Syria and Egypt, consumers in the Arab world are feeling more optimistic about regional...

Report

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