Category Archives: News

June 14,2012 Egypt’s economy has suffered short-term pain from the uncertainty over its political transition – but there’s a chance for confidence to pick up after the presidential elections. Since the uprising, inward investment and tourism revenues have fallen, growth … Continue reading →

June 13,2012 CAIRO — Depending on whom you talk to, Egyptian bankers deserve either garlands for the prudential way they avoided financial catastrophe or thorns for throttling their country’s small businesses with miserly, short-sighted credit policies. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/world/middleeast/banking-sector-a-possible-bright-spot-for-egypt.html?pagewanted=all

June 11,2012 Those were the last public words attributed to Mohammad Bouazizi, the Tunisian vegetable seller who doused himself in petrol and set himself on fire – angered by a police officer who took away his vending permit, and a … Continue reading →

June 9,2012 The World Bank group IFC has said that private investors in Egypt will have a golden opportunity if red tape is cut http://allafrica.com/stories/201206110694.html

June 8,2012 Egyptian drinking water, irrigation and seed storage projects worth $230m under consideration by Saudi Fund for Development, says Saudi ambassador to Egypt http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/44220/Business/Economy/Saudi-mulls-funding-Egyptian-projects-worth-m-Amba.aspx

June 7,2012 Newswise — BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In an effort to increase the understanding of entrepreneurship and business education in the Arab world, the Coca-Cola Co. and the U.S. State Department are sponsoring 100 college students from across the Middle … Continue reading →

June 7,2012 Last week, we looked at “Green Entrepreneurship” and this week I introduce you to the Maldivian context of entrepreneurship. The Republic of Maldives is situated in the Indian Ocean and scattered on both sides of the Equator. http://allafrica.com/stories/201206071106.html

June 7,2012 There’s a growing school of thought that promotion of entrepreneurship is an effective solution to the socio-economic problems facing many Arab countries, especially Egypt. In Jobs@Arabia.com Thomas Friedman heaped praise on Oassis500, a high-tech accelerator in Jordan that provides startup … Continue reading →

June 6,2012 (Reuters) – An Egyptian province cut off for years from the tourist trade by an Islamist insurgency is looking to a new president and the lure of an ancient heretical pharaoh for a better future. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/egypt-election-minya-idUSL5E8GOAVH20120606 t��’s
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June 6,2012 Egypt’s Brotherhood looks to private sector to boost economy Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has drawn up a strongly free-market economic plan and pledges to move fast to negotiate a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if … Continue reading →