Business News

Training initiative for SMEs
Potential, a UAE-based business development company, announced the launch of a free web-based and live training initiative for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the MENA region.
Amy Guillotte - November 4, 2011
Economic growth and job creation
World Economic Forum Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World took place in Jordan; on the agenda, job creation, youth employment, and the Arab Spring.
Amy Guillotte - October 27, 2011
Cartier Women's Initiative Awards 2011 Laureate: Rana El Chemaitelly from Lebanon
Rana El Chemaitelly, a Lebanese mechanical engineer and university instructor, is one of the 2011 Laureates for the prestigious Cartier Women's Initiative Awards.
Amy Guillotte - October 17, 2011
Women's Revolution
A Saudi Arabian Princess made a statement on French TV in order to announce Saudi women’s desires to establish links between women various cultures to work for women’s rights. Article in Arabic
Sophia Aziz - April 26, 2011
Afnan Al Zayani Named in Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Women
MENA BWN President Afnan Al Zayani named in top 100 most powerful Arab women!
Sophia Aziz - March 8, 2011
Women in the Middle East Control Around $0.7 Trillion of the Region's Total Assets
Investors and wealth managers across the Middle East are exploring ways for financial services to target Arab women.
Sophia Aziz - November 8, 2010
Top Entrepreneurs of the Year
Muslim entrepreneurs making their way to the top.
Marah Bukai - December 28, 2009