Entrepreneurship is booming across the Middle East and North Africa. Here's a closer look at some of the start-ups that are helping to several of the region's most pressing challenges.

Douglas Broom 05 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

Chinese tech investors are turning towards MENA. Here's why

As the MENA economies transition from carbon to knowledge, and with total internet penetration surpassing 60% in the region, Chinese venture capitalists and angel investors are starting t...

Stephany Zoo 05 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

MENA’s start-up scene is taking off. Here’s how investors can join in

The potential for entrepreneurship in MENA is high, based on digital consumption and a startling increase in investment funding for start-ups.

Omar El Hamamsy, Ahmad Alkasmi, Luay Khoury, and Abdur-Rahim Syed 02 Apr 2019

Africa

Four lessons from sub-Saharan Africa on building effective business ecosystems

Companies are increasingly embracing interdependent relationships between producers, consumers and other stakeholders - but these ecosystems are hard to build nd maintain, and often fail....

Christian Busch and Uzoma Dozie 01 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East needs a technological revolution. Start-ups can lead the way

Data centres could be the Gulf’s new refineries. But the region must put the right support systems, regulations and access to funding in place, writes Khalid Rumaihi.

Khalid Al Rumaihi 01 Apr 2019

Middle East and North Africa

How MENA’s universities can transform the region into the world’s next tech hub

The region's institutions - agile, dynamic and unburdened by dated conventions - are at the forefront of the research that drives the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Tony F. Chan 27 Mar 2019

Entrepreneurship

5 ways governments can unleash the power of young entrepreneurs

Unemployment among the young is a problem in many countries. But it also represents a vast and untapped pool of energy and entrepreneurial talent.

James Dacosta 26 Mar 2019

Mental Health

There is a mental health crisis in entrepreneurship. Here’s how to tackle it

A recent study suggests that almost half of all entrepreneurs will suffer from poor mental health. Here are three ways to help stem the growing mental health crisis in the business world.

Marcel Muenster and Paul Hokemeyer 22 Mar 2019

Education and Skills

In Tunisia, budding entrepreneurs can take a year off their job

The country’s new Startup Act offers some eye-catching incentives to boost entrepreneurship, including a one-year leave period for employees to set up a new business with the right to ret...

Johnny Wood 20 Mar 2019

Innovation

Europe is no longer an innovation leader. Here's how it can get ahead

The EU must galvanize its funding structures and adopt an entrepreneurship mindset if it is to keep pace with the rapid pace of global tech.

Iliyana Tsanova and Roger Havenith 14 Mar 2019

Entrepreneurship

You can make a difference in North Korea. Here's how

Contrary to popular opinion, North Korea is a country of individuals - people with ambition, ideas and aspirations. That's why making individual connections within the country is so impor...

Geoffrey See 13 Mar 2019

Education, Gender and Work

These are the world’s best MBAs programmes in 2019

If you want to kick-start your career in 2019, a new list of the top MBAs could help.

Emma Charlton 28 Feb 2019

India

This Indian city is a hotbed for startups

A new report shows Mumbai to be a hotbed for Indian startups.

Ananya Bhattacharya · Quartz 11 Feb 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Loans are helping Kenyan women turn idle land into stable businesses

Few women in Kenya have land title documents, and few are getting them, which means most are locked out of the chance to start a business - but loans can help.

Kagondu Njagi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 08 Feb 2019

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