MENA
PayPal Launches Middle East Operations
PayPal announced the launch of its Middle East operations with the news that it has signed an agreement with Aramex, the global logistics and transportation solutions provider, to support its Shop &am...
Start-Ups in MENA Region Grow Eight Fold Since 2005
The number of start-ups in the MENA region increased eight times in 2011 as compared to 2005. Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and the UAE attracted most early stage investments in the same period. More specifi...
Pi Slice and Microworld.org Launch Web-Based Microcredit Platform
Dubai-based microfinance platform funding organization, Pi Slice, announces that it has signed a partnership with European microcredit platform MicroWorld.org in order to launch a web-based social len...
OneCard.net and Edfa3ly.com Sign Payment Service Agreement
OneCard.net the leading e-shopping and online payment solution in the MENA region, has signed a payment service agreement with Edfa3ly.com, a personal shopper website that allows customers to shop fro...
e-Commerce Workshop to Focuses on eTrends in MENA
Amadeus Jordan, a leading transaction processor and provider of advanced technology solutions for the global travel and tourism industry, today organized an e-Commerce workshop for its local partners ...
Digital Consumer Growth in MENA Region Driven by Mobile Devices
Mobility is spearheading digital consumption throughout the Middle East and North Africa ‘MENA’ region at an unprecedented rate, largely driven by the rise of tablets and devices according...
Investment Activity to Increase in MENA Private Equity Market in Next 12 Months
The fifth Deloitte Private Equity Confidence Survey has just been issued, gauging the views of the regional private equity (PE) community, across the Middle East.
Opic and Abraaj Capital Chart Out Regional SME Fund
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation 'OPIC', the U.S. Government's development finance institution, and Abraaj Capital, a private equity group investing in growth markets worldwide, signed a $1...
MENA Venture Capital Activity Rises as Countries Look to Small Businesses for Growth
Venture capital activity in the Middle East and North Africa increased by 28% in 2011, according to the Second Annual Venture Capital in MENA Report released today by the MENA Private Equity Associati...