Editor’s Pick

SMEs

[VIDEO] 2 minutes with IMF’s Jihad Azour [PT2]: The state of SMEs and the fintech sector in Egypt

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Gehad Hussein 2019-04-21T11:17:47+00:00 March 24, 2019|

In the second part of the series, Business Forward sits down with director of the Middle East [...]

Fintech sector

Looking to serve the underserved: Startupbootcamp and Pride Capital set up fintech shop in Egypt

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Toqa Ezzidin 2018-12-22T16:26:47+00:00 December 17, 2018|

In recent years, Egypt has put financial inclusion and the fintech sector at the forefront of its [...]

Startups

It’s that time of the year again: The 9 startups to watch this season

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Gehad Hussein 2019-09-22T10:49:01+00:00 December 9, 2018|

Every six months,  the American University in Cairo’s (AUC) accelerator Venture Lab (V-Lab) and accelerator Flat6Labs Cairo [...]

DNA of Egypt's Economy

The DNA of Egypt’s real economy: A look forward on our first anniversary

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Gehad Hussein 2018-12-18T13:13:51+00:00 November 26, 2018|

One year ago, we launched our website that mainly focuses on giving in-depth insights on economic and [...]

10-percent entrepreneur

2 minutes with Patrick McGinnis: What it means to be a 10-percent entrepreneur

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Toqa Ezzidin 2018-12-17T09:17:34+00:00 November 25, 2018|

There are different approaches to entrepreneurial careers: either the entrepreneur quits their 9-5 job to fully focus [...]

GEN Hub

2 minutes with Jonathan Ortmans: What is GEN trying to fix in Egypt’s startup ecosystem?

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Toqa Ezzidin 2018-12-09T11:10:23+00:00 November 13, 2018|

Ahead of the inauguration of the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), eyes of the entrepreneurial community were on [...]

Retail

SODIC teams up with Goodsmart for an app and a box: Making grocery delivery to compound residents easier

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Gehad Hussein 2018-09-12T09:55:37+00:00 August 30, 2018|

Real estate developer Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) partnered with Egyptian startup Goodsmart to make it easier for [...]

Angel Investment

AUC launches MENA’s first university-based angel investor network

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Toqa Ezzidin 2018-07-03T09:31:04+00:00 June 24, 2018|

The American University in Cairo (AUC) has launched the first university-based angel investor network in MENA under [...]

AI in Healthcare

[VIDEO] 2-minute series with Golestan ‘Sally’ Radwan: AI in healthcare explained (Part 1)

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Gehad Hussein 2018-07-02T11:26:04+00:00 June 24, 2018|

Would you agree to be diagnosed and treated by a machine instead of a physician? Listen to [...]

Productivity

We’ll talk after Ramadan: How employees’ productivity is affected during the holy month

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Heba Fouad 2020-08-28T23:54:14+00:00 June 13, 2018|

Fasting Muslims know the feeling of brain fog - fatigue, irritability, headaches and trouble concentrating. These symptoms [...]