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Business to support SMEs to grow and achieve net zero

As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, policymakers and corporate leaders have arrived at a long overdue conclusion: small business really matters. There’s a consensus that smaller enterprises are critica...

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  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Trade

Tech for an Inclusive Recovery

We know that COVID-19 has reversed years of progress in global development. It has widened gaps in education, health, income and access to opportunity. It brought on the steepest economic decline sin...

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  • Africa
  • COVID-19
  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • Environment
  • Fair Labor
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Sustainability
  • Trade
  • Ventures & Technology

Technology That Can Change The World

We’re living in an era shaped by technology. But how can we ensure that technology drives positive change? Alongside the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting at Davos, C-level business leaders exa...

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Ventures & Technology

4 Things to Watch in the Era of Re-Globalization

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says we’ve entered an era of “re-globalization.” By that, she means companies are de-concentrating production to guard against the supply chain turmoil caused by t...

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • SMEs
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  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

Smart Cities

Smart cities are an important and fast-growing area of research and development. They are also a rapidly growing segment of the global economy. There is no standard definition of a smart city, but ge...

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • Environment
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  • Supply Chain
  • Sustainability
  • Ventures & Technology

Globalizing Sustainable Mobility Transition

Mobility ecosystems are transitioning as economies recover and move to zero-emission road transport by 2030. The aim of this session …

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

LBS Fireside Chat: The Rise of Successful Startups

Agility’s Tarek Sultan joined the London Business School’s Middle East Club for a fireside chat on the rise of successful …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Start-Up/Ventures

4 Technologies Helping Supply Chains Fly

This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting The number of potentially disruptive technologies in logistics is daunting. …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

E-commerce is globalization’s shot at equality

Originally published at the WEF Agenda blog on January 17th, 2019This article is part of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting …

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  • Africa
  • Ecommerce
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

New Technology Best Practices

How to integrate new technology into your supply chain Let’s assume you’re sold on the promise of the digital supply …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain

Data Science in Supply Chain

Data science can predict the future The car you drive is the product of one of the most complex logistical …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Logistics How-To
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

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

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

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 Secret of the Most Successful Small Businesses

Small businesses can benefit hugely from global trade, but they face many hurdles.  Image on top: REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer In 2016, …

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  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Trade