Crises take us by surprise and without letting us know or asking for permission, they just arrive. [...]
[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 [...]
With AI progressing rapidly, what formula could work for the MENA region?
The UAE-based Interactive Robots and Media Lab (IRML) engaged in the creation of the world’s first Arabic [...]
What role can informal workers play in helping Egypt’s economy survive the impending global recession?
It’s official; the world economy is marching towards a recession projected to be the biggest since the [...]
How are traditional supply chain models transforming as a result of COVID-19 disruption?
Since COVID-19’s spread as a pandemic, business vulnerabilities have been exposed tremendously especially with regards to their [...]
Why open access to knowledge makes a difference for development – Ft. Ruhiya Seward
“Development is about the knowledge commerce, [about] not having information, data, resources behind paywalls that people can’t [...]
How can Egyptian industries cope with a global pandemic?
After COVID-19 found its way into Egypt, several decisions restricting mass movement and commercial activities were enforced. [...]
Future role of data in MENA economies – Ft. Ihab Ilyas
It is no doubt that data science is becoming an integral part of doing business more than [...]
Should the laws of the free market still hold during times of crises?
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced many countries across the world to go into partial and full [...]
8 Egyptian businesses creatively adapting to the COVID-19 outbreak
The biggest threat to global economy since the 2008 financial crisis, the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has proven to [...]