• Tuesday, 10 November 2020

    Arab Organization for Industrialization to produce ID tech alongside Idemia

    French tech firm Idemia has agreed to work with the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) to locally produce identification and surveillance devices, the AOI said in a statement on Sunday. The agreement signed earlier this week will see the two...
  • Monday, 9 November 2020

    Egypt leads North African countries in Network Readiness Index report rankings

    Egypt appears to be the North African country best poised to embrace a digital transformation, ranking 84 in the 2020 Network Readiness Index report (pdf). The index assessed 134 countries across 60 variables and considered them across the four pillars...
  • Wednesday, 4 November 2020

    What we’re tracking on 4 November 2020

    It is still early hours for US election results as we hit “send” on your morning read at 6am CLT, but here’s what we know after a peaceful day of voting to cap an election that seems set to see...
  • Tuesday, 3 November 2020

    Last Night’s Talk Shows on 3 November 2020

    Topping the coverage of the talk shows: A new and so far inexplicable plan to regulate the opening times of shops, restaurants and cafes. Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad appeared on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 16:31) and Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime:...
  • Sunday, 25 October 2020

    Egypt is being drawn into the US-China tech war

    Egypt is being drawn into the US-China tech war: The US State Department is urging Egypt to avoid working with “malign actors” like the Chinese Communist Party to develop its 5G infrastructure and instead work with American firms. During a...
  • Tuesday, 20 October 2020

    How anticipating Egypt’s needs led Fawry to success

    Fawry was fintech before “fintech” was even a word: Fawry founder and CEO Ashraf Sabry is our guest on this week’s episode of Making It, our podcast on how to build a great business here in Egypt. Ashraf tells us...
  • Tuesday, 20 October 2020

    VC firm Openner to invest USD 5 mn in 50 Egyptian tech startups in two years

    INVESTMENT WATCH- US-based venture capitalist Openner is planning to invest USD 5 mn in Egyptian startups over the next two years, general partner Ash Rofael told Hapi Journal. Openner will be looking to purchase stakes of 8-10% in up to...
  • Monday, 19 October 2020

    How anticipating Egypt’s needs led Fawry to success

    Fawry was fintech before “fintech” was even a word: Fawry founder and CEO Ashraf Sabry is our guest on this week’s episode of Making It, our podcast on how to build a great business here in Egypt. Ashraf tells us...
  • Monday, 19 October 2020

    VC firm Openner to invest USD 5 mn in 50 Egyptian tech startups in two years

    INVESTMENT WATCH- US-based venture capitalist Openner is planning to invest USD 5 mn in Egyptian startups over the next two years, general partner Ash Rofael told Hapi Journal. Openner will be looking to purchase stakes of 8-10% in up to...

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