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Last-Mile Logistics and Warehousing in the Middle East

This article gives you an overview of last-mile logistics and warehousing in the Middle East. Learn about Agility's services in Africa and the challenges this region faces.

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  • Ecommerce
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

A Guide to the Digital Supply Chain

Digital technology is changing the way the world does business and doing so at an extraordinary pace. Whatever your part …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Logistics How-To
  • Supply Chain

The perfect match: how digital platforms connect truckers and freight

Brazil is the third-largest trucking market in the world after China and the USA, but has historically struggled with poor …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Environment
  • Logistics How-To
  • Supply Chain

Kuwait: The Startup Powerhouse

I recently attended a Business Year conference on the role of the private sector in the future of the Kuwaiti economy. The …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Start-Up/Ventures

Your home is printing now! What does 3D printing mean for logistics?

3D printing is big news. It is already a $14.5 billion dollar industry, and is set to keep growing steadily over …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Logistics How-To
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

Is Your Company the next Google, Twitter or Airbnb?

The secrets of the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers Community Each year since 2000, the World Economic Forum has selected …

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  • Africa
  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures

Returns: The Hidden Part of E-Commerce Logistics

How GCC startups can turn online return pain into profits E-commerce in the GCC, worth $26.9 billion in 2018, could …

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  • Ecommerce
  • Logistics How-To

Smaller Companies Make The Most Valuable Partners

In recent years, large global companies have come to understand the need to innovate and evolve more rapidly to stay …

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  • SMEs
  • Ventures & Technology

The rise of the super-sized smart mall

How technology is providing a VIP shopping experience for all Q&A with Nadia Akil, CEO of UPAC E-commerce is disrupting …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • Logistics How-To

9 New Warehousing Technologies

Warehousing is in the midst of a tech-driven revolution as companies race to identify and adopt emerging technologies that cut …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Logistics How-To
  • Supply Chain
  • Warehousing

Unlocking Africa’s Aviation Potential

Africans make up 12% of the world’s population but only 2.5% of the world’s passengers. Why the gap? Africa has …

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  • Africa
  • Trade

Trade, Entrepreneurship in the ASEAN Region

As the World Economic Forum comes to Ha Noi for this year’s ASEAN meeting, we’re reminded of how far Viet …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Trade

5 things entrepreneurs need to know

After many years in early stage venture capital funding, I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly of the …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures

The Business Case for Sustainability

As environmental, social, labor and governance imperatives come into sharper focus, the business case (again) for putting sustainability at the core …

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  • Supply Chain

Harnessing Solar Power in the Middle East

A look at the Gulf region where solar energy has been a tough sell in the face of cheap electricity …

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  • Environment
  • Supply Chain

Best Practices for Sustainable Supply Chain

Best practices for sustainability in supply chain also mean tough questions for companies. Agility’s Mariam Al-Foudery lays out some key …

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  • Environment
  • Fair Labor
  • Logistics How-To
  • Supply Chain
  • Warehousing

Small is Beautiful

A sustainable vegetable garden in the arid demilitarized zone between Sudan and South Sudan brings relief to workers supporting the …

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  • Environment
  • Supply Chain