
Localized microfactories - the new face of globalized manufacturing
Smaller factories situated closer to their target markets can allow global companies to operate more nimbly and help democratize entrepreneurship.
Smaller factories situated closer to their target markets can allow global companies to operate more nimbly and help democratize entrepreneurship.
Governments and development organizations have long sought to formalise Africa's informal economy - with limited results. Could a new breed of start-up, known as bridging companies, succe...
Systems for verifying digital identities remain fragmented and inefficient – here's our explainer of the different options available
Employers increasingly rely on algorithms to hire new staff, but these systems can replicate the biases of the humans who developed them.
The key to sustained and continued poverty reduction will be growth in developing economies, argues Michael Spence.
This is the story of Apple's rapid rise, in one chart.
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is set to launch on 30th May. If every African country joins, it’s expected to be one of the world’s largest single markets, accounting for...
It's more than good optics. Research shows that diversity fosters innovation, improves the bottom line and even helps with recruitment.
Edward Tenner, distinguished scholar at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian, explains how too much efficiency can kill creativity and turn off...
More than half of all employees will need new job skills by 2022 - but only 30% received training in the past year. If we want to ensure inclusive growth, we need to invest in people.
The barriers holding MENA's women back from entering the workplace are costing the region a staggering $575 billion a year. To overcome them and unlock this dividend will require concerte...
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.
Limited access to finance, a difficult business environment and a relatively low level of human capital are standing in the way of small- and medium-sized businesses in the MENA region. H...
Cybersecurity can negatively affect a company's value at the most crucial time, so take a proactive approach to safeguarding it.
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...