Category Archives: News

June 25,2012 Cairo, Egypt David Rosenberg (The Medi – Egypt’s new president, Mohamed Morsi, could take some pleasure in seeing the Egyptian Stock Exchange rise in the days after the news of his election victory became known. The Egyptian Stock … Continue reading →

June 24,2012 It may come as no surprise to entrepreneurs in the Arab World that a successful Lebanese-Egyptian IT entrepreneur will now lead the complicated task of restructuring the internet. http://www.wamda.com/2012/06/lebanese-entrepreneur-fadi-chehade-named-as-icann-ceo

  June 24,2012 Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri has stressed that Egypt is in need of solidarity and consolidation in this phase. http://allafrica.com/stories/201206240267.html

June 20,2012 Reforms in the financial sector and the way remittances are dealt with are crucial to creating sustained growth across the Middle East, says a new study http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/45655/Business/Economy/Unemployment-remains-major-problem-across-MENA-reg.aspx

June 20,2012 It was a week of more than typically bad news. The weekend’s international headline grabbers were the Greek election and what it means for the Eurozone, the European Union, and the larger world economy; the overturning of the … Continue reading →

June 18,2012 In a small dusty village in the Egyptian governorate of Sharqiya, about 60 miles northeast of Cairo, Hanan Ibrahim rises at 6 a.m. to open the tiny shop her husband owns on one of the village’s few roads. … Continue reading →

June 18,2012 JERUSALEM – The political face-off in Egypt between the military and Islamists following the presidential election is being closely watched by Egypt’s neighbors in Israel and the Palestinian territories. And as with many issues the viewpoints vary considerably.  … Continue reading →

June 17,2012 Wamda is not a place for political debate.  But the entrepreneurial ecosystem does not live in a separate universe, however much we wish it! So I’ve decided to address the matter of the current Egyptian elections from the … Continue reading →

June17,2012 CAIRO: Wasfy Amin’s jewelry shops in the heart of Islamic Cairo ran into trouble when a street revolt scared away tourists last year. Part of his business is growing again, but not a part that inspires optimism in Egypt’s … Continue reading →

June 15,2012 The Muslim Brotherhood said Egypt’s transition to democracy faces its biggest threat after a court decision dissolving parliament, while activists labeled the ruling a military power grab and called for protests. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-14/egypt-parliament-dissolved-as-court-clears-shafik.html