In recent years, Egypt has been embarking on an ambitious nationwide development project focusing on improving the [...]
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Business strategy
Aqua Chiara Egypt: Pivoting in the high-end water filter market
While an undergrad, Ahmed Abdel Monem Abdou was already selling water filters he bought from wholesalers. Studying [...]
Women on Boards
These initiatives are boosting women’s representation on boards across MENA
In 2017, the Egypt Women on Boards Observatory (WoB) was established by a consortium led by the [...]
Women on Boards
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority steps up efforts to increase women’s representation
In recent weeks, the country’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) issued a declaration to all companies under its [...]
COVID-19
[Video] Egypt’s entrepreneurial environment in the age of COVID-19: Experts share their thoughts
On December 14, three experts from Egypt and abroad came together at Business Forward’s annual event –the [...]
Startups
4 Businesses share their experience of moving forward through COVID-19
In November 2020, Business Forward made a call for submissions from entrepreneurs and business leaders to tell [...]
FinTech startups
6 emerging startups making a strong debut in the Egyptian Fintech scene
Financial technologies (Fintech) have played a key role in the Egyptian startup scene's growth spurt of the [...]
Startups
5 Egyptian startups spearheading local sustainability efforts
Every year, the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business’s very own startup accelerator, Venture Lab [...]
Agri-business
How can Egypt’s agri-business sector overcome long running chronic issues?
According to a recently published report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Egypt’s agricultural business [...]
Gender diversity
Women empowerment in the workplace: the example of CEMEX making it happen
Challenging and changing the gender discourse requires commitment on the individual and leadership level in all contexts, [...]
