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Bassem Kadry
Economic Writer
Articles & Analysis
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The First Phone Call in the Gulf Isn't a Venture Fund!
In the US, government validates — then venture scales. The Gulf runs that sequence in reverse. And the implications for every deep-tech founder are enormous.
Before You Set the Project Plan… Adjust the Mindset You Will Manage the Project With
Before you manage time, cost, and scope, there is something worth managing first: mindset. Because a project is not managed by tools alone; it is managed by a human being with their assumptions and convictions prior to any plan.
Sales Manager and Marketing Manager: The Market Feud Where the Question Itself Is Wrong from the Start
The clash between sales and marketing is not a feud between two people — it is a symptom of a much deeper issue: marketing itself is fundamentally misunderstood from the root, causing the entire company to operate in a vacuum.
The Role of Technology in Family Businesses
A company that operates through a person rather than a system will grind to a halt when that person is absent. Governance, ERP, and AI are not luxuries—they are the difference between an enduring institution and a personal business.
Why Do Some Food Brands Succeed Quickly… Then Quickly Disappear?
Crowds are not proof of success—behind every successful food brand lies a system of Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance. Discover what the customer doesn't see.
The Problem Is in a 38-Kilometer-Wide Strait… and the Cure Is in Jackson Hole
حين تحدّث وارش في جاكسون هول عن التضخم، كانت ناقلات النفط تسلك طرقاً بديلة عبر هرمز. رفع الفائدة لا يوسّع المضيق.
Gold Isn't Just Getting Expensive… It's Telling You a Different Story
Gold at $4,467 — a record high. But the real question: who is buying and why? Central banks are building another world, while retail investors are playing a completely different game.
The Plan Was Excellent… So Why Did the Project Fail?
An excellent plan, a strong team, and an adequate budget — yet the project was delayed six weeks. The problem was not in the planning, but in the distance between information, decision-making, and execution.
When a Customer Enters a Restaurant, They Usually Only See the Last Part of the Story.
A food brand doesn't tell the whole story. Behind every successful restaurant or food product is an integrated system of planning, procurement, inventory, and finance—if one fails, the rest falls apart. This article reveals what the customer doesn't see when they step into a restaurant.
The Five Pillars of The Space Economy
Three years after publishing our Five Pillars framework, we revisit it with hard evidence: Upstream has a $17B contract ceiling, Instream has an ISS retirement date, Downstream sits inside a $686B economy, Exploration sent four humans around the Moon in April 2026, and Religion — the boldest pillar — is now a line item in the U.S. federal budget. The framework was right. The waiting is over.
From One Person to an Institution: The Real Journey of the Family Business
Family businesses do not fail because of the family; they succeed because of it when they first start. The problem arises when the business grows while the tools remain small.
أسعار الذهب ٢٠٢٦: اللي بيطبع الدولار… بيشتري الذهب
الذهب كسر ٤٤٠٠ دولار، الأمريكان بيبيعوا والبنوك المركزية بتشتري بأكبر كمية في التاريخ. حد فيهم غلطان… مين اللي شايف حاجة الباقي مش شايفها؟
Tax Sukuk… A Brilliant Idea, But Let's Hope We Aren't Spending Tomorrow's Taxes Today
Egypt is studying a new financing instrument called Tax Sukuk: taxpayers pay tomorrow's taxes today in exchange for a yield. The article explains why the idea is genuinely clever, and why its very cleverness is the source of concern: because we are not creating new revenue, we are pulling future money to spend today. If the proceeds go toward productive projects that expand the tax base, this is r