Saudi Arabia
2020, The Year That Was: Alaa Fadan, Co-Founder and CEO, Telfaz11
Fadan says he and his team at Telfaz11 are grateful for the silver linings that have come out for the enterprise in 2020, all of which have only served to reinforce their goals for the company in the long term.
Strategy Bites: Majed Al Sorour, CEO, Golf Saudi
CEO Majed Al Sorour on how he and his entity are going about facilitating the uptake of golf in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Strategy Bites: Jerry Inzerillo, CEO, Diriyah Gate Development Authority
"We are all living our business days driven by a tremendous positive energy directing the Kingdom towards its new future."
Pacing Growth: Mohammed Aldhalaan On The Lessons Learnt While Building Edtech Platform Noon Academy
Launched in 2013, the Saudi Arabia-headquartered digital learning platform has adopted a gamification approach to its educational services to ensure the users find it interactive and engaging, and here's why.
Weathering The Storm: Endeavor Saudi Arabia Managing Director Lateefa Alwaalan
According to Alwaalan, many companies from the Endeavor Saudi Arabia network, with them attracting capital and closing funding rounds even at the peak of the disruptions caused by COVID-19, prove that a crisis does not necessarily lead to capital scarcity and failures in business.
How Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Is Creating A New Generation Of Tech Champions
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) is bolstering the country's digital economy.
AstroLabs的新的在线平台简化了公关ocedures For Setting Up Foreign Companies In Saudi Arabia
Touted as the first of its kind in the region, the Set Up In Saudi platform provides a simple and easy process for registering a company in Saudi Arabia.
For The Greater Good: Basma Altwejri's New Book, "From Society, For Society," Looks Into Social Entrepreneurship Across The MENA Region
With the intention to give an unbiased, holistic view of how innovative yet socially responsible practices across different industries work, Altwejri's book tells the stories of people from across the social entrepreneurship spectrum.
Competitive Advantage: Exploring The Middle East's Potential To Become A Global Fintech Hub
Investment in Middle Eastern fintech companies is expected to grow to around US$2 billion in venture capital by 2022, which will fund 465 fintech companies, an increase from $80 million that was raised by 30 fintech companies in 2017.
New Childhood Development And Cognitive Skills App, Maharat, Launched By Alwaleed Philanthropies and Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
The Maharat app has been designed to detect early-childhood needs and problems of more than 10 million children across the Arab world.
How Fintech Can Help Ensure The Survival Of SMEs In The Middle East
Improving financial inclusion for SMEs could boost annual economic growth by 1% per year, and also lead to a potential 16 million jobs by 2025 in the Middle East and Central Asia regions.
Reflections While #StayingHome: The MENA's Response To The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Measured Up
沙特阿拉伯,特别是quic让人印象深刻k to take action as soon as the first case was identified: installing thermal cameras at airports, shutting down certain flights, instituting work from home policies, and a strict curfew.
How Fintech Can Revolutionize The Way We Get Paid (And Thus Contribute To Economic Growth)
By giving people access to their earned income (both salary and commissions), and potentially giving them access to pensions or end of service funds whenever needed, we could create a knock-on effect that could transform the local and global economy.
Fashion Tech: How Saudi Arabia Could Take The Lead In This Untapped Sector
Boosting Saudi Arabia's cultural landscape in order to showcase the Kingdom's rich national artistic and creative heritage has been highlighted as a key cornerstone of the country's Vision 2030.
Reshaping Consumerism: Here's Carrefour Mobimart, The Middle East's First Grocery Bus
The retail giant, operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, unveiled Mobimart, the region's first grocery bus, bringing convenient and accessible shopping to the doorsteps of underserved neighborhoods and communities across Dubai, six days a week.