Tag Archives: MENA
Notes from the ‘Capital of Innovation’
Last week, PITAPOLICY shared with you tips on managing your business during the year-end holiday season by PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum. This week we wanted to share with you addition tips on innovation and entrepreneurship via this article found on … Continue reading
Filed under Technology
Small Business Tips to Fight Holiday Stress
November 24th, 2012 marked Small Business Saturday in the United States. Shoppers were encouraged to shop at small businesses for this day. PITAPOLICY Consulting Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum identified a four tips that small business owners like herself can follow to deal … Continue reading
Filed under Interests, Technology, Uncategorized
The Arab Spring: An Organic Political Movement in the Middle East – [Part II]
On October 11th, PITAPOLICY featured Part I of Whitney Vejvoda’s analysis on the political and economic factors that influenced the Arab Spring. In Part II of this essay, Ms. Vejvoda closely examines MENA Oil Economies & Changes in Labor Structures … Continue reading
PITAPAL Analysis: Talking About Women in Tech=Good Business Part 2
PITAPAL, Chris Schroeder, has wrapped up both his visit of the Middle East and the series of women in the Arab Startup community. Check out the last half below as he describes how the diaspora and cultural experience intersect with … Continue reading
The Arab Spring: An Organic Political Movement in the Middle East – [Part I]
Last week, PITAPOLICY featured an analysis on the relations between Egypt and Iran pre- and post- the Arab Revolution. This week, we continue highlighting political and economic analysis of the Arab Spring. This theme was also highlighted in this September 2012 post on the … Continue reading
Cutting Off Aid to Arab World Hurts U.S. Business
This month on PITAPOLICY, we zeroed in on the impact of the Arab Spring on MENA country economies and the strategic focus of implementing development organizations in North Africa, including Egypt. We conclude this month with a contribution from PITAPOLICY Founder Mehrunisa Qayyum, who argues … Continue reading
Youth Unemployment: Egypt Case Study & Policy Recommendations
This week, PITAPOLICY is sharing PartII of this two-part post by our Assistant Editor Nassrin El-Gosi who zeroes in on existing research and methodology describing the underlying causes of youth unemployment in the MENA region and specifically in Egypt. In case you … Continue reading
Technology Series Part 1: Is There Anyone Talking about Technology in the Middle East?
Investigating the evolution of ‘technology ecosystem’ in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) By: Ramy Ghaly Edited by: Mehrunisa Qayyum The ongoing debate on the extent to which social media catalyzed the Arab Spring in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, … Continue reading
Filed under Interests, Politics, Technology
I Vote to Give Myself a Raise, After I Vote to Drive, But Before I Vote to Open a Business Without Male Guardian’s Permission…
By: Mehrunisa Qayyum, Founder PITAPOLICY Consulting Does economic reform follow political reform or vice versa? Is it better to be an entrepreneur who demands the franchise, or to be the voter who articulates the need to expand more favorable business … Continue reading
