In recent years, Egypt has been embarking on an ambitious nationwide development project focusing on improving the [...]
Private sector development
Egypt’s private sector between a pandemic and structural vulnerabilities: IFC 2020 report
The private sector is the beating heart of any economy, often making or breaking development and growth [...]
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 [...]
Marketing post-covid
Transcending marketing challenges in the post-pandemic world
Black Friday Sales taking place this month are taking their toll on Cairo’s e-commerce sites. The sales [...]
FinTech startups
Egypt’s Black Friday: Paradise for customers and calculated loss for businesses
It seems like only yesterday when Black Friday was only a concept we became familiar with in [...]
Network Readiness Index 2020
Is the Network Readiness Index a fair measure of non-Western economies?
The Network Readiness Index (NRI) is a metric which measures how prepared countries are to use information [...]
Remittances
What explains the increase in remittances during the COVID-19 crisis?
Remittances play a vital socioeconomic role in economies around the world, especially in developing countries where they [...]
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 [...]
Youth unemployment
How a small labor scheme helped hundreds of poor women in Minya achieve self-employment
With the help of small amounts of funding and training, hundreds of young women in the Upper [...]
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 [...]
