A quick browse through Cairo’s middle to high end clothes shops across its high streets and shopping [...]
Recent Articles by Tareq
Women in male-dominated industries: Two women tell of their experiences and challenges [Pt 1]
According to the latest national figures as reported by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in 2018, the [...]
How has COVID-19 affected Egypt’s healthtech sector?
As the COVID-19 pandemic crossed into Egypt’s borders, forcing the government to enact many restrictions including the [...]
Flexibility: a keyword for business schools in today’s changing contexts
Marco Serrato (PhD) is Associate Provost of the University of Chicago and Chair of the Board of [...]
Sector spotlight series [Pt 3]: The tourist industry
Business Forward’s “Sector Spotlight” series is a collaboration with the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), presenting [...]
[Long Read]: Financial inclusion – Are small businesses being incentivized enough to go cashless?
Listen to the article More and more of our daily purchases are increasingly being [...]
From Damascus to Cairo: How a catering service rose from the ruins of Syria’s civil war
From a small apartment in the desert suburb of Obour, come drafts of scents and aromas, the [...]
Sector spotlight series [Pt 1]: The garments and home textile industries
Business Forward’s “Sector Spotlight” series is a collaboration with the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), presenting [...]
Parentpreneurship [Pt 3]: Coping with peer pressure as a mother and businesswoman
In a series we started on International Women’s Day 2020, Business Forward explores modern-day obstacles to women [...]
[The Long Read]: Egypt’s COVID-19 measures bring mixed challenges to country’s informal workers
Safaa’ is a middle-aged housekeeper from the working-class Cairo neighborhood of El Marg. She is what is [...]