Iris Boutros

Iris Boutros is an economist and strategist. She focuses on growth, impact investment, and decision-making. Follow her on Twitter @irisboutros
45 Articles

Englishman in New York

Would you like this delivered? It was a normal question in Cairo. But in Brooklyn,…

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Inclusive entrepreneurship

  Gedety was too good to be true. Yasser El Zahhar, its…

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Will women Rise Up as Egypt’s entrepreneurs?

  Rise Up, Egypt’s first major entrepreneurial summit held in Cairo on…

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The social businesses to turn Egypt’s black skies blue

It’s that time of year. Black skies over Cairo and all over…

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Egypt’s veil of ignorance and the social contract

“pply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the…

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Powering economic equality: GE, Ashoka Changemakers and social entrepreneurs

Three social entrepreneurs will receive cash prizes from GE and Ashoka Changemakers…

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Egyptian female youth and their labour market

Recently, I was stunned. I had quite a surprising experience while interviewing…

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Social enterprises: The missing piece to protecting Egypt’s natural treasures?

Social enterprises could be powerful implementers of Minister Iskandar’s longer-term environmental agenda,…

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Getting in the way: politics and doing business in Egypt

“If it bleeds, it leads.” That news industry fundamental is Minister of…

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The Egyptian and Californian tomato farmers and the galabaya mafia

“I am a farmer. My father was a farmer. My grandfather was…

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