While an undergrad, Ahmed Abdel Monem Abdou was already selling water filters he bought from wholesalers. Studying [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
[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 [...]
[Video] How can developing countries prepare for the post-pandemic world? Ft. Youssef Boutrous Ghaly
The Business Forward annual event saw a slew of economic and policy experts share their insights on [...]
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 [...]
A year of the pandemic: how has Egypt’s economy performed?
At the beginning of 2020, Egypt's economy was booming at an impressive pace; a comprehensive economic reform [...]
Op-ed: Together we can, through “voluntourism”?
“Together we can through volunteering” is the theme of International Volunteer Day 2020. The day was celebrated [...]
Hope: One mother’s long and arduous journey to provide care to hundreds of children with disabilities
Six years ago, Amal Tolba was in Egypt and went into labor with her third child. It [...]
Some gaps and potentials evident in the first local report on digital marketing in Egypt
In a world where digital transformation is a clear route being taken by governments, organizations and individuals, [...]