How a rural young man looking for a job in the shops of the big city became [...]
Post-pandemic economic recovery should be green, global experts say
As the world is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis it is [...]
How age and education affect female employment in Egypt
This is part two of a series of articles spotlighting the findings of a recent report by [...]
When does a startup stop starting? The case of Swvl
“Startups are young companies founded to develop a unique product or service, bring it to market and [...]
Bringing the Gender Equality Index to the Middle East: The benefits and the obstacles
Gender equality has been one of the world’s hottest topics in recent years and even the finance [...]
What is the honorable business?
Business can be quite commonly perceived as suspicious and profiting as inherently not good for society. In [...]
What have we learnt about youth skills?
“It’s a tough time to be looking for a job” is a phrase many young people have [...]
The birth of CinemaTech in Egypt
The entrepreneurship ecosystem in the MENA region has been booming over the last few years, with new [...]
How important is research to economic development? Q&A with J-PAL’s Alison Fahey
Orthodox thinking of how to help the most unfortunate in our societies tends to be the unconditional [...]
Softening the impact of COVID-19: What has worked for Egypt?
In several of our previous content- including our end-of-year economy snapshot video- we refer to the positive [...]