Category Archives: News

June 6,2012 AMMAN — At a gathering of the Celebration of Entrepreneurship forum here this month, young Arab techies, some dressed in jeans, others in pinstriped suits, exchanged business cards and listened to advice from investors. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/world/middleeast/unrest-encourages-start-up-funding-for-the-middle-east.html?_r=1

June 5,2012 The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) believes Egypt will remain a strategic market for its activities and is optimistic over the Egyptian economy’s potential and promise. Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reports NBK CEO Sheikha Al-Bahar as telling a seminar in Kuwait … Continue reading →

June 5,2012 Egyptian major stocks dropped to a 19-month low on Tuesday as revived protests ahead of mid-June’s presidential runoff and a ban on foreign trading for brokerages spurred investors into offloading stock. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/43939/Business/Economy/Market-Report-Egypt-stocks-fall–pct-as-Tahrir-pro.aspx

June 5 ,2012 Injaz Egypt is pleased to announce that our annual Dare To Dream: Empowering Egypt’s Young Entrepreneurs competition for schools will be held June 11th from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. in partnership with the American University in … Continue reading →

June 5,2012 Recently, Egyptians went to the polls to participate in the first presidential election since President Hosni Mubarak’s downfall in February 2011. Going forward, the new president, who will be elected in a second phase of elections in June, … Continue reading →

June 5,2012 What the United States Can Do to Help The palpable optimism that permeated Egypt in the immediate aftermath of the revolution after the ouster of longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak is starting to fade as more than a year … Continue reading →

June 4,2012 Egypt’s presidential elections this month have been accompanied by the expected media fanfare in Europe and the United States.  News outlets are awash with pictures of ink-stained fingers, photographs of people standing in snaking queues to vote through … Continue reading →

June 3,2012 Global consumer confidence increased five index points to 94 in Q1 2012, according to global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. http://www.ameinfo.com/egyptian-consumer-confidence-increases-five-97-302531

June 3,2012 CAIRO // Finding a president who will revive Egypt’s failing economy has left voters with a stark choice between a candidate who favours massive state intervention and one who believes that small businesses are the key to prosperity. … Continue reading →

June 2,2012 Entrepreneurs in Glasgow have attracted tech and business brains from across the globe to take part in an internationally-renowned start-up scheme. http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/9090-global-entrepreneurs-flock-to-glasgow-for-startup-weekend