Egyptian startup swvl- accelerated by AUC Venture Lab- debuts on Nasdaq - Zawya
Egypt

Cairo – Accelerated at The American University in Cairo (AUC) Venture Lab, Swvl has made its debut...

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73% of all government contracts signed with micro, small businesses over past 41 months - Arham Online
Egypt

About 73 percent of all of the government’s contracts were signed with micro- and small-sized...

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The startup tackling plastic waste in Egypt through its “reverse vending machine” - Wamda
Egypt

One startups looking to address the plastic pollution crisis in Egypt through technology is Dawarha...

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Mashat: Egypt one of important markets for startups - Egypt Today
Egypt

International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat said Egypt is one of the important markets for...

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CBE includes doctors in initiative to finance small enterprises - Egypt Independent
Egypt

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced, on Tuesday, a decision to include doctors in the small...

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Les startups marocaines pèsent à peine 0,42% des levées de fonds en Afrique - Le Matin
Morocco, Regional, Africa

Au premier trimestre, le Maroc est classé à la onzième place à l’échelle africaine en termes de...

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First open-finance platform revolutionises MSMEs ecosystem in Egypt - Daily News Egypt
Egypt

Damen, CashCall, and AUR Fintech have launched the first open-finance platform, a social business...

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Egypt's startups raise $491m across 147 transactions hitting all-time-high volume of foreign investors - Egypt Today
Egypt, Regional

Following a four-year consecutive growth in VC funding, the Egyptian ecosystem observed a 168...

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Local institutions, banks launch ‘Avans Manara’ fund for direct investment, targeting EGP 2bn volume - Daily News Egypt
Egypt

A number of local institutions and banks have launched “Avans Manara” fund to invest in funds...

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Micro-enterprises' finance in Egypt rose to LE 27.1B during 2021 - Egypt Today
Egypt

Financing for small and micro enterprises grew by 40 percent by the end of 2021, to reach LE 27.1...

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