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Artificial intelligence, a key tool to improve the African health system
- November 23, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Health, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
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According to a new report by Novartis Foundation and Microsoft, investment in data and artificial intelligence (AI) will be a key tool for improving health systems during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Released on September 9, 2020, the report “Reimagining Global Health through Artificial Intelligence: The Roadmap to AI Maturity”[1] concludes that low-income
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The Impact of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
- November 10, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an unprecedented challenge for the global economy. Countries are leveraging all resources available to deploy response measures in order to mitigate the economic, financial, social and health crises caused by the spread of the virus, while at the same time, experimenting with different measures to control its spread and save as
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How can crisis management under COVID-19, shed light on the differences between family-owned and non-family businesses?
- November 4, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy, Worldwide
With the long-term implications of the global coronavirus pandemic, crisis management is being put under the spotlight on all levels, from households to companies, different institutions, and governments. Amid the crisis, governments began to mobilize their economies on several fronts including closure, economic, and healthcare policies; to mitigate the negative impacts of the pandemic. Zooming
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Five Charts Highlighting the Impact of Covid-19 on the Nigerian Economy
- October 30, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Economics, Financial Services
Eight months after Nigeria recorded its first Covid-19 case on February 27, the country has so far escaped the dire public health predictions made at the onset of the pandemic. As of October 26, 2020, there have been 62,111 confirmed cases and 1,132 deaths in Nigeria. (1,295,541 confirmed cases and 29,191 deaths in all of
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Cybersecurity: Assuring the future of organizations in the post-COVID era
- October 13, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy, Technology, Technology & Telecommunication, Worldwide
The increase in Cyberattacks incidents is common in times of crises and 2008’s worldwide economic recession is the most recent proof. From Heartland’s biggest credit card scam in history to Virginia’s prescription monitoring hack, the 2008 economic recession has witnessed a considerable increase in breaches and cybercrimes. As recorded by the Financial Fraud Action (UK),
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How COVID-19 Impacted Travel & Tourism Industry Globally
- September 28, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy, Economics, Travel, Logistics & Hospitality, Worldwide
The Travel and Tourism Industry In the past decades, tourism has experienced continued growth and became one of the fastest growing economic sectors globally. The sector witnessed a 59% growth over the decade in international tourists’ arrivals from 1.5 billion 2019 compared to 880 million in 2009. Tourism is also a key driver for socio-economic
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The Role of the Mining Industry in the Energy Transition
- September 22, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy, Economics, Energy
The energy transition is, as defined by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), a pathway towards the global energy sector from fossil-based to zero-carbon by the second half of this century. The mining industry plays a focal role in addressing global warming and supporting the global energy transition. Although being a notoriously energy-intensive and high
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Wealth Management in GCC countries in the wake of COVID-19
- August 4, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy, Economics, Middle East
While it is still early to estimate the damage of COVID-19 on economies, economists’ early estimates suggest a big negative short-term impact for countries. It is, without a doubt, the lockdown measures implemented by many countries had put global economies in the disruption. In certain economies, the impact is doubled. GCC countries, for instance, are
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Covid-19 Impact on the Real estate Market in Egypt
- June 29, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Business Strategy, Economics
Amid many economic and political shocks that Egypt has witnessed in the last decade, the real estate sector has proven to be one of the most resilient sectors as it may have slowed down after the first and second revolutions and the devaluation in 2011, 2013 & 2016 respectively, but it did not crash. The
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Primary Research: 8 Tips for Conducting Successful BtoB Interviews
- June 11, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Business Strategy
Conducting an interview with an industry expert in an optimal manner can be a challenging task. This is because it implies getting a maximum of relevant insights from the expert in a one-shot, limited time interview. Interviewing experts is a very proactive process where the interviewer needs to show a strong take-charge attitude. The 8