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May 13,2012 CAIRO May 12 Xinhua — Egypt s economy has shown signs of recovery with increase in tourist arrivals national income and especially foreign reserves for the first time after a slowdown due to the political turmoil last year. … Continue reading →

May 13,2012 Millions of Bangladeshis with no access to electricity can take hope from projects like GreenSpark presented at the inaugural edition of the regional Wharton Innovation Tournament last week in Abu Dhabi. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/young-entrepreneurs-battle-it-out-1.1021939

May 12,2012 FIDIMIN, Egypt — This sleepy farming hamlet is where Omar Abdel Rahman, an extremist sheikh now serving time in US federal prison for conspiring to blow up the World Trade Center, gave some of his first fiery sermons. … Continue reading →

May 11,2012 (3BL Media) Skhirat, Morocco – 11 May 2012 – Cisco has announced the opening of a Cisco® Entrepreneur InstituteTraining Center in Morocco in conjunction with the America-Mideast Education and Training Services, Inc. (AMIDEAST). The Entrepreneur Institute will provide business acceleration skills … Continue reading →

May 10,2012 The HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament, held this past Monday and Tuesday in Dubai, challenged entrepreneurs to produce innovative solutions to enhance sustainability by reducing the effects of greenhouse gases, or controlling consumption of non-renewable energy resources.  http://www.wamda.com/2012/05/egyptian-solar-energy-company-karmsolar-wins-hct-wharton-innovation-tournament-2021

May 10,2012 NEW YORK, May 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Research is part of a larger initiative, including pilot projects in Egypt, Indonesia and Nigeria, supported by a $1.5 million grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-research-by-exxonmobil-foundation-and-cherie-blair-foundation-for-women-reveals-how-mobile-phones-can-help-women-entrepreneurs-develop-their-businesses-2012-05-10  

May 9,2012 Egypt is not a major energy exporter compared to its Middle Eastern neighbors, experts believe the country does have significant untapped reserves, especially in deepwater natural gas. The nation’s oil and gas sector has attracted billions of dollars … Continue reading →

May 8,2012 In the past year the world has witnessed the Middle East undergo dramatic changes in their governments — particularly the country of Egypt.  The Arab Spring uprisings, as many refer to it, has inspired people in the Arab world to … Continue reading →

May 8,2012 There always is a plethora of questions any stakeholder has for a presidential hopeful. For both local and foreign investors, those will often pertain to economic policies that will help the Arab world’s most populous nation out of … Continue reading →

May 8,2012 Egypt’s speaker of parliament Saad El-Katatni has said he will pass the 2012/13 state budget to parliament for review within 48 hours, Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Monday. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/41206/Business/Economy/Egypt-to-finally-see–draft-budget-this-week.aspx     http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=672099&SecID=24&IssueID=0