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Startups

WeCare: Creating Sustainable Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics

by Nour El Khazindar - Feb 28, 2021

Startups

Ford Buys School Supplies for SWVL Captains' Children

by WAYA Staff - Mar 2, 2021

Startups

Startups in Saudi Arabia Raised $38.3 Million in February 2021

Nothing was the same after June 2017, when Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was appointed crown prince of the Kingdom of...

by Leena ElDeeb - Mar 1, 2021

Markets

Dubai's IFC partners with London-based EdAid's Funding Platform

by WAYA Staff - Feb 27, 2021

Markets

Fawry is on track to own 86% of Fawry Plus

by WAYA Staff - Mar 2, 2021

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Startups

1Trolley: MENA’s Only Winner of EBRD’s Startup Innovation Challenge

Egyptian start-up 1Trolley, is among the winners of the first startup Innovation Challenge initiated by the European Bank for Reconstruction...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 28, 2021

Markets

Kuwait Government Offers a $1.6 Billion to Bailout SMEs

SMEs in Kuwait are suffering the consequences of restrictions and partial lock-down because of COVID-19. Sources say the Kuwaiti government,...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 25, 2021

Startups

Sprout FCZO Raises $200,000 from FA Holding

UAE-based F&B startup Sprout FZCO has raised $200,000 in funding from Bahrain-based FA Holding. Founded by biochemist Oz Erbas and marketing technologist Katerina Papatryfon,...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 25, 2021

Startups

IEvents to Launch Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards in May 2021

IEvents announces the launch of the first-ever, Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA), the event is powered by Inertia with Orange Egypt...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 25, 2021

Money

Vodafone Egypt Acquires 20% Stake in Masary, Bee

Vodafone Egypt announced yesterday that it has acquired 20% stake in e-payment companies Masary and Bee, subsidiaries of Ebtikar Holding...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 24, 2021

Startups

Oryx Fund Launches with $50 Million to Invest in Early-stage MENA Startups

UK-based Hambro Perks, an international investment firm focused on technology investing, has announced the first close of its $50 million Oryx...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 24, 2021

Opinion

On Being the Youngest Woman Leader in the Room

What’s a 24-year-old doing in the ministry? Sarah Seif, the youngest associate minister in the State Ministry of Information, writes...

by Sarah Seif - Feb 24, 2021

Startups

Tarabut Gateway Secures $13 Million in a Seed Funding Round

Open Banking platform Tarabut Gateway has secured $13 million in a Seed funding round, led by Target Global. Other investors included Kingsway, CE Ventures, Entrée...

by WAYA Staff - Feb 23, 2021