At the beginning of 2020, Egypt's economy was booming at an impressive pace; a comprehensive economic reform [...]
Research and informal communities
Covid-19 and the need for new approaches to capture informality in Egypt
COVID-19 became a reality in Egypt last March, and like elsewhere, it fiercely attacked the country’s vulnerable [...]
Responsible business
Changing Business As Usual: the purposeful business [series]
COVID-19 has indeed exposed the existing vulnerabilities of the world, but it also shed light on models [...]
Youth employment
Inspired by movies we loved, these five pieces of advice could help you land the perfect job
With all the technology that facilitated job application and recruitment processes, all the employment websites, the emerging services [...]
Youth skills
Vocational skills: A still untapped potential for Egypt
While the notion of life-long learning emerged in 1970, however, it has brought to the forefront recently [...]
COVID19 in focus
Ending the academic year on a positive note
Summer greetings from the Business Forward team! As this unusual academic year comes to an end, we [...]
Remote Working
Remote working is here to stay: Experts explain how to make the most out of it
Call it remote working, teleworking, telecommuting, work-from-home, or smart working, the modality of employees performing office-based work [...]
Ready-made garments and textiles
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 [...]
Motherhood and business leadership
Parentpreneurship [Pt 4]: The power of integrating, not balancing, your duties as a mother and business leader
In a series we started on International Women’s Day 2020, Business Forward explores modern-day obstacles to women [...]
Post-COVID Egyptian economy
Q and A with Abla Abdellatif, Executive Director of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES)
It is by far one of the most difficult times the world has gone through. The COVID-19 [...]
