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Sector spotlight series [Pt 1]: The garments and home textile industries
Business Forward’s “Sector Spotlight” series is a collaboration with the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), presenting [...]
Q and A with Abla Abdellatif, Executive Director of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES)
It is by far one of the most difficult times the world has gone through. The COVID-19 [...]
Egypt’s stable economic outlook is a good sign, but should be treated with caution
Earlier last month, major global credit rating agencies like Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s kept Egypt’s rating [...]
[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 [...]
Are Egyptian medical suppliers exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic?
Since the global coronavirus pandemic crossed into Egypt’s borders, a number of basic medical supplies have dramatically [...]
In the age of covid-19, how should we be changing our habits in the workplace?
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak late last year, the flu-like virus has spread to more [...]
A Sahel summer house is a big investment, but there is a risk nobody is talking about
For decades, private developers have been building all sorts of real estate projects along Egypt’s Mediterranean coastline, [...]
New Business, Old Ideas [Pt 1]: The Cairo photo lab bringing film photography into the 21st century
Our New Business, Old Ideas series focuses our lens on newly established and highly creative businesses selling [...]
Egypt slips in new global talent competitiveness index
Last week, INSEAD released its annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI). Launched in 2014, the index ranks [...]