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During his lecture, Banerjee focused on how ‘ultra-poor’ households can be provided with assets, training, regular coaching, access to saving and consumption support that would lead to large and lasting impacts on their standards of living.
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Over the past few years, electronic banks have emerged as distinctive financial innovations and have gained popularity on the internet as one of the preferred tools of online transactions.
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Graduating senior business student Raneem Kassab has become the chief executive officer (CEO) of a new start-up sector named ‘Patch It Up’ at Ariika, Egypt’s pioneering bean bag manufacturer, after winning an entrepreneurial skills competition held on October 21.
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Nearly a year after Egypt received a $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), economic specialists remain divided over whether the decision has yielded positive effects for the country.
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AUC Entrepreneurs’ Society and Mashrou3 Kheir (The Goodness Project) joined forces on October 9 for their first collaborative workshop, titled Entrepreneurship Meets Kheir.
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On September 28, the Egyptian National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) announced a 36 percent increase in prices of mobile recharge cards for all telecommunication companies, including WE, which launched less than a month ago.
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Motivated by the need to give back to her community, Allawi came up with the idea to open a nursery for her neighbourhood’s children to help prepare them for elementary education.
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Three young entrepreneurs have developed DopaApp, a mobile application encourages addicts to seek treatment and track their recovery.
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In an effort to boost the number of women who receive loans, run businesses and own bank accounts, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is considering requiring all banks to classify their loans and deposits data by gender.
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Three AUC students won the “Undergrad Startup Channel” entrepreneurial competition held on September 16.
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