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Webinar « Arab Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Egypt » — online, 8 October 2025

Wed. October 8th, 20254:00 PM – 5:00 PM (EEST)
Virtual

While Egypt has made progress in improving its business environment, enterprises continue to face an intricate bureaucracy, a reliance on personal connections to get things done, and a large informal sector. Arab diaspora businesses operating in Egypt, including Syrian, Sudanese, Yemeni, and Libyan businesses, navigate these same systemic hurdles while contending with added vulnerabilities tied to acquiring residence permits and visas. Smaller ventures are particularly disadvantaged, in contrast to larger, well-connected firms that are better able to secure stable work conditions and growth opportunities. These dynamics highlight the urgent need for reforms that reduce red tape, ensure fair competition, and encourage greater formalization.

What does the business landscape look like for Arab diaspora entrepreneurs in Egypt? What types of capital do these entrepreneurs draw on to start their businesses, and how do these forms of capital shape their strategies for success in the Egyptian environment? What lessons do their experiences offer for the broader business environment?

To explore these questions and more, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is hosting a virtual panel discussion in collaboration with the Center for Legal, Economic, and Social Studies and Documentation (CEDEJ Khartoum and CEDEJ Cairo) on Wednesday, October 8, at 4:00 PM EEST (UTC+3).

The panel will mark the publication of a Carnegie compendium that examines the experiences of various Arab diaspora business communities established in Egypt. It will feature the main authors of the compendium: Qobool Al Absi, a human rights defender specializing in women’s issues, refugee rights, and community peacebuilding, Duaa Aboswar, an affiliated researcher at the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation Khartoum (CEDEJ Khartoum), Marie Bassi, the coordinator of the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation (CEDEJ) Khartoum, Maya Chehade, an affiliated researcher at the Center for International Studies (CERI) at Sciences Po Paris and at the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation (CEDEJ) in Cairo, and Soraya Rahem, an affiliated researcher at the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation (CEDEJ) in Cairo.

The panel will be held in English and moderated by Nur Arafeh, a fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, who co-edited the compendium with Yezid Sayigh, a senior fellow at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut.

Please register to attend the event through the Zoom link provided here: https://cnrs.zoom.us/meeting/register/c_k0VKmZRaKWHP_kCN_law

For more information, please contact Najwa Yassine at najwa.yassine[at]carnegie-mec.org.


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Chargé de diffusion scientifique (7 octobre 2025). Webinar « Arab Diaspora Entrepreneurs in Egypt » — online, 8 October 2025. IISMM. Consulté le 13 janvier 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/14vjb


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