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The Middle East's post-pandemic future

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In the new world of work, businesses will need to weave into their business strategies data insights and predictive analytics to enable decision-makers to enhance human resource management. According to Somaya El Sherbini, co-founder and managing partner at RightFoot, the digitisation of HR processes and creating the connections between the main business functions is how the world will need to transform.

Our economic and social landscapes are undergoing a dramatic restructuring, and governments are adapting to trends that have been accelerated by the crisis as they shape their recovery plans post-Covid-19. Will the response in the region offer support to the startups and SME sector as companies reimagine their business models?

While Mena's healthcare sector is booming, more focus must be given to female-specific health issues. Sophie Smith, founder of Sharjah-based healthcare startup Nabta, aims to address gaps in local women's healthcare, and make affordable and accessible healthcare available to the next generation of women. Smith shares her views on how to raise the bar for women's healthcare.

Wamda, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers | Amman, is hosting an online panel discussion, 'Edtech and its roadmap to new realities' on June 30th.

Featuring Fadi Ghandour, Executive Chairman of Wamda, Safwan Masri, Professor and EVP for Global Centers and Global Development at Columbia University, and Mounira Jamjooom, cofounder of Aanaab, the panel will address how the pandemic has accelerated the shift in the education sector, as well as evaluate its permanent and long-lasting impact on learning. Register to attend.

In case you missed it - here's our round-up from News Watch:

OTO Courses raises six-figure investment

Kotobna acquires 40 per cent of Autograph

Clip the Deal raises seven figure Series A funding

Oasis500 invests in eight early stage startups

Noon Academy raises $13 million

PIF invest $1.5 billion in India's Jio Platforms

OTF invests in Sana e-learning platform

MoneyFellows raises $4 million in Series A

Mindshift Capital Fund invests in Singapore's Shiok Meats

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One year and $50 million later, Careem now has a super app

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This pandemic has impacted the livelihoods of those who work in SMEs, both the entrepreneurs who earn a living from their neighbourhood businesses and the individuals who work in these establishments. Fadi Ghandour, executive chairman of Wamda and founder of Aramex, outlines how governments in the region can support the SME sector.

This week, Careem revealed its super app to its 33 million users in 13 markets across the Middle East and Pakistan, a platform from which Careem can ultimately provide an ecosystem within the internet that offers a wide variety of services, including logistics and payments, that work seamlessly together to offer convenience to users. Will the Careem super app emerge as a more sustainable platform?

The Coronavirus may have accelerated a shift to digital that is likely to persist for a large majority of the converted, and has shown the potential benefits of transacting and sending remittances online to a new audience. We spoke with Rupert Shaw, the chief commercial officer at Ireland-based Ding, a mobile top-up transfer company, about his views on the digitisation of payments.