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The empowerME Monthly Newsletter highlights our initiatives programming and key developments from the Middle East and North Africa region.

Highlighting the dire climate situation for differing nations in the Middle East and North Africa region through our “Climate Profiles” series.

Monitoring the fluctuations in the oil and foreign exchange markets in key MENA countries, considering the escalating geopolitical crisis.

empowerME Conversations is a podcast created by the Atlantic Council’s empowerME, which features conversations with business and government leaders shaping the Middle East. The podcast highlights significant policy issues, economic opportunities, and challenges for organizations and governments through interviews with influential entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and economic policymakers.

The empowerME Initiative collaborated with Imagine Labs to bring you this interactive tracker, which maps out networks nurturing innovation in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. It features 312 programs and initiatives offered by 122 organizations that these six governments have founded, funded, or partnered with to support entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs.

The Entrepreneur Spotlight Series’ highlights a new generation of entrepreneurs in the Middle East region transforming their economies and communities by building great companies. The series focuses on their entrepreneurial journey from launching their venture to current achievements to shed light on what’s possible through supporting policies and programs to drive entrepreneurship.