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Education Cannot Wait for the Children of Africa

By Yasmine Sherif
NEW YORK, Jun 16 2025 (IPS-Partners)

As we commemorate International Day of the African Child, we honor the courage, resilience and dreams of millions of children and youth across Africa. Their potential is limitless, their right to a quality education is non-negotiable.

There is clear evidence highlighting the value of education in building strong economies and ensuring peace and stability across the continent. Foundational learning has the potential to double the GDP per capita in sub-Saharan Africa by 2050, according to the World Bank. Additional analysis indicates that every US$1 invested in tripling pre-primary education enrolment in sub-Saharan Africa can generate up to US$33 in returns.

With just a small investment in education for all of Africa’s children, we could transform a continent, open vast untapped markets, and deliver on the promises outlined in the Pact for the Future and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Yet, too many children are being left behind. About half of the world’s 234 million crisis-impacted school-aged children reside in sub-Saharan Africa, according to Education Cannot Wait (ECW). Learning poverty is further exacerbating cycles of poverty, displacement and crises. Did you know that four out of five African children cannot read or understand a simple text by age 10?

To address these challenges, we must invest in quality education for the youngest and fastest-growing continent in the world. Across Africa, ECW investments have already reached over 7.4 million girls and boys, with a focus on foundational learning, gender equality, teacher training and psychosocial support – a whole-of-child learning approach.

Today – expanding on the African Union’s ‘Year of Education 2024’ efforts to build resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality and relevant learning in Africa – we call on world leaders, donors and the private sector to fund education in emergencies through proven multilateral funds like Education Cannot Wait.

We can and we must keep hope alive for the children of Africa.

 

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International Day of the African Child Statement by ECW Executive Director Yasmine Sherif

El Salvador: Bukele’s Authoritarianism Goes Global

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By Inés M. Pousadela
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Jun 16 2025 – At a White House meeting, presidents Nayib Bukele and Donald Trump exchanged praises and joked about mass incarceration while discussing an unprecedented agreement: the USA would pay El Salvador US$6 million a year to house deportees – of any nationality, potentially including US citizens – in its Centre for Terrorism Confinement (CECOT), a notorious mega-prison. This agreement marked the evolution of Bukele’s authoritarian model from a domestic experiment to an exportable commodity for strongmen worldwide.

Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, Bukele had tweeted an offer to help the US outsource its incarceration system. Less than six weeks later, hundreds of Venezuelan deportees were sent to CECOT under the 1798Alien Enemies Act. Among them was Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran man who’d lived in Maryland for 15 years and was deported despite being granted protections by a US immigration judge. When the US Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to facilitate his return, Bukele refused on the grounds that he wouldn’t ‘smuggle a terrorist into the United States’. For Trump, this was one of the perks of having an ally who disregards the rule of law as much as he does.

Bukele’s path to authoritarianism

Bukele’s systematic assault on democracy began after his 2019 election victory, when he broke from El Salvador’s traditional two-party system and secured 53.4 per cent of the vote. The first significant sign of his willingness to ignore democratic norms came when the opposition-controlled Legislative Assembly refused to approve a multi-million-dollar loan for his security and anti-gang programme. Bukele called on supporters, police and the army to pressure legislators.

In the 2021 legislative election his party won a supermajority, enabling him to pass any laws and dismiss the judges who’d declared policies unconstitutional, appointing compliant replacements who gave him the green light to run for an unconstitutional second term.

The cornerstone of Bukele’s authoritarian project was his March 2022 declaration of a state of emergency following a spike in gang killings. Initially presented as temporary, the state of emergency has been repeatedly renewed and expanded into a new normal where constitutional rights, including due process, legal defence and freedom of assembly, no longer exist.

Bukele’s security policy involves massive deployment of security forces to ‘extract’ suspected gang members and jail them for life in extremely overcrowded conditions with no visits or rehabilitation programmes. This approach has led to the warrantless detention of over 80,000 people, giving El Salvador the world’s highest incarceration rate. Visible gang activity has dramatically fallen and the homicide rate plummeted from 105 per 100,000 people in 2015 to 1.9 in 2024, earning Bukele high approval ratings and re-election with 85 per cent of the vote. But the human rights cost has been devastating.

Since his unconstitutional re-election, Bukele has accelerated his institutional dismantling. On 29 January, the Legislative Assembly ratified a constitutional amendment eliminating the previous requirement that constitutional amendments be ratified by two successive legislatures. Bukele can now change the constitution without proper consultation and debate. Safeguards protecting key constitutional norms, including those prohibiting presidential re-election, have been removed.

Constitutional manipulation has been accompanied by judicial capture. In September 2024, the Legislative Assembly elected seven new Supreme Court judges, despite civil society criticism of the lack of procedural transparency and concerns about the candidates’ lack of independence.

Civic space under assault

The deterioration of civic space has been equally systematic, with the state intensifying its criminalisation of activists. In March 2024, Verónica Delgado was arbitrarily detained and charged with ‘unlawful association’ for her work as a member of the Search Block group, which searches for relatives who’ve disappeared under the state of emergency. In February 2025, at least 21 activists and civil society leaders were arbitrarily detained in coordinated operations. Among them was Fidel Zavala, spokesperson for the human rights organisation Unit for the Defence of Human and Community Rights, who’d recently filed a complaint against prison authorities citing cases of torture.

Bukele’s assault on press freedom has reached unprecedented levels. The Association of Journalists of El Salvador recorded 466 cases of attacks against journalists in 2024. Bukele has directly targeted independent media, using his Twitter/X account to discredit El Faro, a digital news outlet that investigated COVID-19 procurement contracts. Physical intimidation has escalated, with police raiding journalist Mónica Rodríguez’s home in December 2024, seizing hard drives and USB devices without a search warrant or any legal explanation.

State surveillance has become systematic and brazen. In November 2024, the Legislative Assembly adopted two laws on cybersecurity and data protection that grant authorities broad powers to remove online content and demand deletion of material deemed ‘inaccurate’, paving the way for systematic censorship.

The latest civic space attack is a Russian-inspired Foreign Agents Law passed in May, requiring anyone receiving foreign funding to register with a Registry of Foreign Agents. It imposes a punitive 30 per cent tax on all foreign payments and grants the authorities sweeping powers to approve, deny or revoke registrations. This is a devastating blow because most Salvadoran organisations depend on foreign donations and many have been critical of Bukele’s human rights violations, making them vulnerable to being labelled political threats.

Authoritarianism for export

Bukele’s model has attracted admirers worldwide. His re-election was hailed by many who seek to emulate him, and he receives sky-high approval ratings in other countries in the region, particularly those enduring rising crime.

The Trump-Bukele deportation agreement is the most visible manifestation of authoritarian collaboration, but the partnership extends beyond immigration policy. Trump has expressed admiration for Bukele’s methods, recently announcing plans to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz Island, arguing the notorious prison would help circumvent judges that fail to do his bidding. Bukele has encouraged Trump’s defiance of judges, calling legal challenges to Trump’s policies ‘a judicial coup’ and urging Republicans to remove what he calls ‘corrupt judges’. Trump must find Bukele’s systematic dismantling of civil society inspiring, viewing his criminalisation of activists and silencing of independent media as effective tools for consolidating power.

The international community’s response has been muted, reflecting the dilemma posed by Bukele’s genuine popularity and security achievements. The enthusiasm with which international observers have embraced what they see as Bukele’s success story demonstrates the dangerous appeal of authoritarian responses to complex social problems. His ability to achieve genuine, if not necessarily long-lasting, security improvements while systematically dismantling democratic institutions offers a seductive blueprint for other leaders frustrated by the constraints of democratic governance.

Bukele’s transformation of El Salvador from a fragile democracy into an authoritarian state is one of the most dramatic examples of democratic backsliding in contemporary Latin America, serving as a warning about the fragility of democratic institutions and an indication of how authoritarianism can adapt and spread. When Salvadorans eventually seek alternatives to Bukele’s increasingly repressive rule, they’ll face the struggle of having to repair the democratic machinery necessary for peaceful political change.

Inés M. Pousadela is CIVICUS Senior Research Specialist, co-director and writer for CIVICUS Lens and co-author of the State of Civil Society Report.

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Private Sector Key to Unlocking the Future of Development

The following piece explores the urgent need to mobilize private capital in support of sustainable development – particularly in advance of the upcoming Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place in Sevilla, Spain from June 30 to July 3.

 
Meanwhile the International Business Forum will be held alongside FFD4. Organized by the FFD4 Business Steering Committee, it will bring together Heads of State, Ministers, CEOs, and prominent global business leaders to drive solutions that unlock private finance and investments for sustainable development.

By John W.H. Denton AO, José Viñals and Shinta Kamdani
NEW YORK, Jun 16 2025 – Geopolitical tensions – from deepening rivalries between major powers to regional conflicts – have placed acute pressure on the international development agenda. Development assistance from major funders has been on the decline. The world is becoming more unpredictable.

Today, capital is not flowing to where sustainable and development finance is most needed. In developing markets, the sustainable development financial shortfall is estimated to be around USD 4 trillion annually, with investment lacking in areas including critical basic infrastructure and access to water.

To address this funding gap, every stakeholder must come to the table in recognition of the fact that global challenges, including poverty, pandemics and social inequality don’t respect borders. Collaboration is needed now more than ever, and of all the convenings taking place this year, the UN’s Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development(FFD4) in Sevilla, Spain from June 30-July 3 will facilitate the collaboration needed at the highest levels across the public and private sectors.

The private sector has an indispensable role to play in helping to deliver capital to solutions at scale. Public-private partnerships can multiply the impact of development spending, whether co-investing in clean infrastructure or delivering essential services in hard-to reach areas. Yet, private capital all too often remains on the sidelines of global development funding.

The reason for this is well known. As World Bank President Ajay Banga recently noted, “Private investment flows only where the right conditions exist and where there’s a clear probability of return.” So, we need to urgently create these conditions, putting in place the reforms necessary and creating investable opportunities that will allow capital to flow.

On the demand side, more must be done to translate high level national ambitions and transnational agendas into investable opportunities that align and channel private capital into developing markets.

Solutions, such as funds that invest in the development of project pipelines and platforms that pool investment capital across a range of projects, will help scale the mobilization of private capital by making more projects bankable and providing institutional investors with predictable returns.

We should also embrace innovative approaches to finance, such as Indonesia’s green sukuk bonds and the Barbados debt-for-climate swaps.

On the policy side, regulatory fixes are necessary to address prudential regulations that misprice the benefits of guarantees and the risk of infrastructure investment in emerging markets, creating artificial and unnecessary barriers to investment.

More can also be done to mitigate local currency exchange risk – the mismatch between investments made in hard currencies for projects that operate in more volatile local currencies.

These reforms, supported by the greater use and enablement of technology to overcome the financing gap for small and medium enterprises in emerging markets, will create a pathway to de-risk and unlock the investment opportunities, facilitating the flow of capital at scale.

The International Business Forum at FFD4, of which we three serve as the co-chairs, will provide this year’s – if not this decade’s – best opportunity for stakeholders to come together to set out and deliver a new path for public-private partnerships, one that supports these and other common-sense solutions to unlock investment for developing markets.

We ask you to join us alongside heads of government in Seville at FFD4, to inform negotiations and advance practical solutions. The private sector has both the means and motive to act – and if it does, can shape a path for sustainable and enduring global growth.

Now is the time to join us, to build an equitable and resilient future for all.

The authors serve as the Co-Chairs of the FFD4 Business Steering Committee. Mr. Denton is the Secretary-General of the International Chamber of Commerce and a board member of IFM Investors. Mr. Viñals and Ms. Kamdani serve as Co-chairs of the Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance, and Mr. Viñals also served as the Group Chairman of Standard Chartered and Ms. Kamdani is the CEO of Sintesa Group.

More information about the FFD4 International Business Forum can be found here.

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Solana Summit 2025 : Bitget se démarque avec le déploiement du paiement par QR code

VICTORIA, Seychelles, 16 juin 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet, le leader des portefeuilles Web3 non dépositaires, a conclu une présentation percutante au Solana Summit APAC 2025, qui s’est tenu à Da Nang, au Vietnam, du 5 au 7 juin. En qualité de sponsor majeur du sommet, Bitget Wallet a profité de cet événement de trois jours pour présenter ses nouvelles fonctionnalités de paiement, rencontrer des développeurs de l’écosystème Solana et montrer comment les outils on–chain peuvent optimiser des cas d’utilisation concrets en Asie et au–delà.

Le premier jour, Bitget Wallet a officiellement annoncé l’intégration des paiements par QR code, notamment Solana Pay et les systèmes nationaux de paiement par QR code, afin de simplifier les paiements multidevises. Cette intégration est à la hauteur de la nouvelle identité de Bitget Wallet : « Crypto for Everyone » (La crypto pour tous) et comble ainsi le fossé entre la blockchain et le commerce quotidien. Bitget Wallet a également organisé un atelier pour les développeurs afin de présenter la facilité d’intégration des dApps Solana dans l’infrastructure du portefeuille, y compris la prise en charge fluide des swaps, du staking et du trading natif de Solana via Jupiter DEX.

   

Le deuxième jour, Xavier Ow Yeong, responsable du développement commercial de Bitget Wallet, est intervenu pour expliquer comment la finance on–chain transforme la façon dont les utilisateurs dépensent, épargnent et accèdent au capital. Dans la soirée, Bitget Wallet a coorganisé une rencontre avec Saros afin de présenter en avant–première sa prochaine fonctionnalité de paiement VietQR dans un environnement de test en direct. Plus de 150 membres de la communauté ont assisté à l’événement, découvert en exclusivité les nouvelles intégrations de Bitget Wallet et reçu des produits inédits. Les premiers testeurs ont également bénéficié d’une récompense en direct.

   

Le Solana APAC Summit marque une étape importante dans la feuille de route de Bitget Wallet, qui entend transformer les portefeuilles de cryptomonnaies en les faisant évoluer d’outils de stockage à des applications de pointe au quotidien. Dans le cadre d’une mission plus large visant à étendre l’adoption dans le monde réel, cet événement démontre comment l’infrastructure de paiement intégrée, la liquidité inter–chaînes et la conception axée sur l’utilisateur peuvent débloquer de nouveaux comportements cryptographiques, que ce soit sur les marchés émergents ou dans les pôles mondiaux de développement Web3.

La participation de Bitget Wallet au Solana Summit s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une initiative visant à élargir l’accès aux cryptomonnaies en Asie, en rassemblant les partenaires de l’écosystème, les développeurs et les communautés autour de la prochaine vague d’outils on–chain pratiques.

À propos de Bitget Wallet
Bitget Wallet est un portefeuille crypto non dépositaire conçu pour rendre l’utilisation des cryptomonnaies simple, fluide et sécurisée pour tous. Avec plus de 80 millions d’utilisateurs, il propose une suite complète de services crypto, intégrant notamment les swaps, les analyses de marché, le staking, les récompenses, un navigateur de DApp et des solutions de paiement. Compatible avec plus de 130 blockchains et des millions de jetons, Bitget Wallet permet un trading multichaîne fluide via des centaines d’échanges décentralisés (ou DEX) et de ponts inter–chaînes. Appuyé par un fonds de protection des utilisateurs valorisé à plus de 300 millions de dollars, il apporte un niveau de sécurité optimal aux actifs de ses utilisateurs. Sa vision « Crypto for Everyone » (La crypto pour tous) entend rendre les cryptomonnaies plus simples et plus sûres, et à les intégrer au quotidien d’un milliard de personnes.
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A Bitget inova no Solana Summit 2025 com a implementação de pagamentos baseados em QR

VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A Bitget Wallet, principal carteira Web3 sem custódia do mundo, fez uma apresentação impactante no Solana APAC Summit 2025, realizado em Da Nang, Vietnã, de 5 a 7 de junho. Como um dos principais patrocinadores da cúpula, a Bitget Wallet usou o evento de três dias para estrear seus mais novos recursos de pagamento, conectar–se com criadores de todo o ecossistema Solana e demonstrar como as ferramentas onchain podem impulsionar casos de uso do mundo real na Ásia e além.

No dia da abertura, a Bitget Wallet anunciou formalmente a integração de pagamentos baseados em QR, que inclui o Solana Pay e os sistemas nacionais de pagamento por QR, para pagamentos contínuos em várias moedas. Essa integração faz jus à nova identidade da Bitget Wallet de “Crypto for Everyone” (Crypto para todos), preenchendo a lacuna entre a blockchain e o comércio cotidiano. A Bitget Wallet também organizou um workshop para desenvolvedores, demonstrando a facilidade de integração dos dApps do Solana na infraestrutura da carteira, incluindo suporte para trocas contínuas, staking e negociação nativa do Solana via Jupiter DEX.

   

No segundo dia da Cúpula, o gerente de desenvolvimento de negócios da Bitget Wallet, Xavier Ow Yeong, subiu ao palco para discutir como as finanças onchain estão mudando a forma como os usuários gastam, economizam e acessam capital. Naquela noite, a Bitget Wallet foi coanfitriã de um encontro com a Saros, apresentando seu próximo recurso de pagamento VietQR em um ambiente de testes ao vivo. Mais de 150 membros da comunidade participaram do evento, exploraram as novas integrações da Bitget Wallet em primeira mão e receberam mercadorias exclusivas juntamente com uma recompensa de lançamento aéreo ao vivo para os primeiros testadores.

   

O Solana APAC Summit é um marco significativo no roteiro da Bitget Wallet para transformar as carteiras de criptomoedas de ferramentas de armazenamento em superaplicativos cotidianos. Como parte de uma missão mais ampla para dimensionar a adoção no mundo real, o evento demonstra como a infraestrutura de pagamento incorporada, a liquidez entre cadeias e o design que prioriza o usuário podem desbloquear novos comportamentos de criptografia, seja em mercados emergentes ou em centros globais de desenvolvimento da Web3.

A participação da Bitget Wallet no Solana Summit faz parte de sua iniciativa contínua de expandir o acesso às criptomoedas em toda a Ásia, alinhando parceiros do ecossistema, desenvolvedores e comunidades em torno da próxima onda de ferramentas práticas e onchain.

Sobre a Bitget Wallet
A Bitget Wallet é uma carteira de criptografia sem custódia projetada para tornar a criptografia simples e segura para todos. Com mais de 80 milhões de usuários, ela reúne um conjunto completo de serviços de criptografia, incluindo swaps, insights de mercado, staking, recompensas, exploração de DApp e soluções de pagamento. Com suporte a mais de 130 blockchains e milhões de tokens, a Bitget Wallet permite a negociação contínua em várias cadeias em centenas de DEXs e pontes entre cadeias. Apoiada por um fundo de proteção ao usuário de mais de US$ 300 milhões, ela garante o mais alto nível de segurança para os ativos dos usuários. Sua visão é Crypto for Everyone (Crypto para todos): tornar a criptografia mais simples, mais segura e parte da vida cotidiana de um bilhão de pessoas.
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Bitget ist Vorreiter auf dem Solana Summit 2025 mit der Einführung QR-basierter Zahlungen

VICTORIA, Seychellen, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet, das führende Non–Custodial Web3 Wallet, hat auf dem Solana APAC Summit 2025, der vom 5. bis 7. Juni in Da Nang, Vietnam, stattfand, einen beeindruckenden Auftritt hingelegt. Als Hauptsponsor des Gipfels nutzte Bitget Wallet das dreitägige Event, um seine neuesten Zahlungsfunktionen vorzustellen, Kontakte zu Entwicklern aus dem gesamten Solana–Ökosystem zu knüpfen und zu demonstrieren, wie Onchain–Tools reale Anwendungsfälle in Asien und darüber hinaus ermöglichen können.

Am Eröffnungstag kündigte Bitget Wallet offiziell die Integration QR–basierter Zahlungssysteme an, darunter Solana Pay und nationale QR–Zahlungssysteme für nahtlose Zahlungen in mehreren Währungen. Diese Integration entspricht der neuen Identität von Bitget Wallet als „Crypto for Everyone“ (Krypto für alle) und schließt die Lücke zwischen Blockchain und dem täglichen Handel. Bitget Wallet veranstaltete außerdem einen Entwickler–Workshop, in dem die einfache Integration von Solana–dApps in die Infrastruktur des Wallets vorgestellt wurde, einschließlich der Unterstützung für nahtlose Swaps, Staking und nativen Solana–Handel über Jupiter DEX.

   

Am zweiten Tag des Gipfels betrat Xavier Ow Yeong, Business Development Manager von Bitget Wallet, die Bühne, um darüber zu sprechen, wie Onchain–Finanzierungen die Art und Weise verändern, wie Nutzer Geld ausgeben, sparen und auf Kapital zugreifen. Am Abend veranstaltete Bitget Wallet gemeinsam mit Saros ein Meetup, bei dem die kommende VietQR–Zahlungsfunktion in einer Live–Testumgebung vorgestellt wurde. Über 150 Community–Mitglieder nahmen an dem Event teil, konnten die neuen Bitget Wallet–Integrationen persönlich ausprobieren und erhielten exklusive Merchandise–Artikel sowie eine Live–Airdrop–Belohnung für Early Tester.

   

Der Solana APAC Summit ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein in der Roadmap von Bitget Wallet, Krypto–Wallets von reinen Speichertools zu alltäglichen Super–Apps zu machen. Als Teil einer umfassenderen Mission zur Skalierung der realen Akzeptanz zeigt das Event, wie eingebettete Zahlungsinfrastrukturen, Cross–Chain–Liquidität und ein nutzerorientiertes Design neue Krypto–Verhaltensweisen erschließen können, sei es in aufstrebenden Märkten oder in globalen Drehscheiben der Web3–Entwicklung.

Die Teilnahme von Bitget Wallet am Solana Summit ist Teil seiner laufenden Initiative, den Zugang zu Kryptowährungen in ganz Asien zu erweitern und Ökosystempartner, Entwickler und Communitys auf die nächste Welle praktischer On–Chain–Tools einzuschwören.

Über Bitget Wallet
Bitget Wallet ist ein Non–Custodial Krypto–Wallet, das entwickelt wurde, um Kryptowährungen für alle einfach und sicher zu machen. Es bietet über 80 Millionen Nutzern eine umfassende Palette an Krypto–Services, darunter Swaps, Marktanalysen, Staking, Prämien, DApp–Exploration und Zahlungslösungen. Bitget Wallet unterstützt über 130 Blockchains und Millionen von Token und ermöglicht nahtlosen Multi–Chain–Handel über Hunderte von DEXs und Cross–Chain–Bridges. Gestützt durch einen Nutzerschutzfonds von über 300 Millionen US–Dollar gewährleistet es ein Höchstmaß an Sicherheit für die Vermögenswerte der Nutzer. Seine Vision ist „Crypto for Everyone“ (Krypto für alle) – Kryptowährungen einfacher, sicherer und Teil des Alltags von einer Milliarde Menschen zu machen.
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Arábia Saudita apresenta potenciais unicórnios na VivaTech Paris, destacando o crescente poder de inovação do Reino

PARIS, June 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monsha'at, Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Autoridade Geral de Pequenas e Médias Empresas) da Arábia Saudita, liderou um grupo de cinco potenciais unicórnios sauditas do setor de PMEs para participar da VivaTech 2025, a principal exposição de tecnologia e inovação da Europa. Sua participação fez parte do Saudi Unicorns, uma iniciativa da Saudi Vision 2030 para ajudar empresas de alto potencial e rápido crescimento em setores promissores a atingirem avaliações superiores a US$ 1 bilhão.

Realizado em Paris de 11 a 14 de junho, o evento de quatro dias focado em inovação contou com 13.500 startups, 3.200 investidores e mais de 165.000 participantes.

Agora em seu nono ano, a conferência foi uma oportunidade fundamental para a Monsha’at expor startups sauditas de alto potencial às melhores práticas globais, insights do setor e redes estratégicas com os principais stakeholders globais, obter novas perspectivas e adquirir as habilidades e contatos necessários para expandir globalmente. Isso também permitiu que eles compartilhassem a história de sucesso da Arábia Saudita com os principais investidores em tecnologia, o que está alinhado com o compromisso da iniciativa Saudi Unicorns de impulsionar o crescimento e a inovação no espaço de startups sauditas.

“Nossa participação na VivaTech 2025 foi uma oportunidade extraordinária não apenas para apresentar algumas das melhores startups e conceitos emergentes do Reino”, disse Saud Alsabhan, vice–governador de Empreendedorismo da Monsha’at. Também foi uma oportunidade para permitir que alguns dos nossos melhores empreendedores de tecnologia compartilhassem insights sobre o próspero ecossistema de startups do Reino com os principais investidores e inovadores globais.”

O grupo saudita liderado pela Monsha’at incluiu cinco startups: Telgani, uma plataforma digital de aluguel de carros com mais de 3 milhões de usuários; Soum, um aplicativo de vendas de segunda mão com mais de 6 milhões de downloads; Webook, uma plataforma de engajamento digital que já processou mais de US$ 500 milhões em transações de eventos; SiFi, que fornece soluções financeiras para mais de 500 empresas sauditas; e Rewaa, uma empresa de tecnologia para o varejo que atende mais de 7.000 clientes em todo o Reino. Juntas, essas empresas demonstram o dinamismo dos setores em crescimento de comércio eletrônico, transporte, tecnologia de entretenimento, fintech e tecnologia para varejo na Arábia Saudita.

Seu envolvimento ocorre em um momento de forte impulso para os ecossistemas de PMEs e startups do Reino. No primeiro trimestre de 2025, o setor privado da Arábia Saudita registrou um aumento de 48% no número de registros comerciais em relação ao trimestre anterior, atingindo 1,68 milhão de registros ativos em todo o país. Os setores de alto crescimento incluíram o comércio eletrônico, que registrou um aumento de 6%, chegando a 41.322 entidades registradas, e a computação em nuvem, que teve um crescimento de 33% no mesmo período.

A presença da Monsha’at na VivaTech 2025 destaca o compromisso da Arábia Saudita em fomentar o empreendedorismo, viabilizar parcerias internacionais e acelerar o crescimento dos líderes tecnológicos sauditas, especialmente das PMEs.

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Saudi-Arabien präsentiert auf der VivaTech Paris potenzielle Einhörner und unterstreicht die wachsende Innovationskraft des Königreichs

PARIS, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monsha'at, die Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority von Saudi–Arabien, leitete eine Gruppe von fünf potenziellen saudi–arabischen Einhorn–KMUs bei der Teilnahme an der VivaTech 2025 an, Europas führender Technologie– und Innovationsmesse. Die Teilnahme war Teil von Saudi Unicorns, einer Initiative der saudischen Vision 2030, die wachstumsstarken Unternehmen mit hohem Potenzial in vielversprechenden Branchen dabei hilft, Bewertungen von über einer Milliarde US–Dollar zu erreichen.

Die viertägige, innovationsorientierte Veranstaltung fand vom 11. bis 14. Juni in Paris statt und umfasste 13.500 Startups, 3.200 Investoren und über 165.000 Teilnehmende.

Die Konferenz, die jetzt in ihrem neunten Jahr ist, war für Monsha'at eine wichtige Gelegenheit, aussichtsreichen saudischen Startups globale Best Practices, Brancheneinblicke und strategische Netzwerke mit führenden globalen Stakeholdern vorzustellen, neue Perspektiven zu gewinnen und die Fähigkeiten und Kontakte zu erwerben, die sie für eine globale Skalierung benötigen. Darüber hinaus konnten sie die Erfolgsgeschichte Saudi–Arabiens mit führenden Technologieinvestoren teilen, was im Einklang mit dem Engagement der Initiative „Saudi Unicorns“ steht, Wachstum und Innovation im saudischen Startup–Bereich voranzutreiben.

„Unsere Teilnahme an der VivaTech 2025 war eine großartige Gelegenheit, nicht nur einige der besten jungen Startups und Konzepte aus dem Königreich zu präsentieren“, so Saud Alsabhan, Vizegouverneur für Unternehmertum bei Monsha’at. „Es war auch eine Gelegenheit für einige unserer besten Technologieunternehmer, Einblicke in das boomende Startup–Ökosystem des Königreichs mit führenden globalen Investoren und Innovatoren zu teilen.“

Zu der von Monsha‘at angeführten saudischen Gruppe gehören fünf Startups: Telgani, eine digitale Autovermietungsplattform mit über 3 Millionen Nutzern; Soum, eine App für den Gebrauchtwagenverkauf mit über 6 Millionen Downloads; Webook, eine digitale Engagement–Plattform, die Event–Transaktionen im Wert von über 500 Millionen US–Dollar abgewickelt hat; SiFi, das über 500 saudischen Unternehmen Finanzlösungen anbietet; und Rewaa, ein Einzelhandelstechnologieunternehmen mit über 7.000 Kunden im gesamten Königreich. Zusammen veranschaulichen diese Unternehmen die Dynamik der wachsenden E–Commerce–, Transport–, Unterhaltungstechnologie–, Fintech– und Retail–Tech–Sektoren Saudi–Arabiens.

Ihr Engagement erfolgt in einer Zeit starker Dynamik für die KMU– und Startup–Ökosysteme des Königreichs. Im ersten Quartal 2025 verzeichnete der saudi–arabische Privatsektor einen Anstieg der Handelsregistrierungen um 48 % gegenüber dem Vorquartal und erreichte landesweit 1,68 Millionen aktive Registrierungen. Zu den wachstumsstarken Sektoren zählten in diesem Zeitraum E–Commerce mit einem Anstieg um 6 % auf 41.322 registrierte Unternehmen und Cloud–Computing mit einem Plus von 33 %.

Die Präsenz von Monsha’at auf der VivaTech 2025 unterstreicht das Engagement Saudi–Arabiens, Unternehmertum zu fördern, internationale Partnerschaften zu ermöglichen und das Wachstum saudischer Technologieführer, insbesondere kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen, zu beschleunigen.

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L’Arabie saoudite présente ses licornes potentielles au salon VivaTech Paris, soulignant ainsi la puissance croissante du Royaume en matière d’innovation

PARIS, 16 juin 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Monsha’at, l’autorité générale saoudienne chargée des petites et moyennes entreprises, a incité un groupe de cinq PME saoudiennes susceptibles de devenir des licornes à participer au salon VivaTech 2025, le plus grand salon européen dédié à la technologie et à l’innovation. Cette participation s’inscrivait dans le cadre de Saudi Unicorns, une initiative du plan Saudi Vision 2030 mis en place par le gouvernement saoudien et visant à aider les entreprises à fort potentiel et à croissance rapide dans des secteurs prometteurs à atteindre une valorisation supérieure à 1 milliard de dollars.

Organisé à Paris du 11 au 14 juin, cet événement de quatre jours axé sur l’innovation a permis de réunir 13 500 start–ups, 3 200 investisseurs et plus de 165 000 participants.

Cette conférence, qui en est à sa neuvième édition, a été une occasion unique pour Monsha’at de présenter aux start–ups saoudiennes à fort potentiel les meilleures pratiques mondiales, les dernières tendances du secteur et les réseaux stratégiques des principaux acteurs mondiaux pour leur permettre d’acquérir de nouvelles perspectives et les compétences et les contacts nécessaires à leur développement à l’international. Elle leur a également permis de partager la réussite exemplaire de l’Arabie saoudite auprès des investisseurs technologiques de premier plan, ce qui s’inscrit dans l’engagement de l’initiative Saudi Unicorns visant à stimuler la croissance et l’innovation dans le secteur des start–ups saoudiennes.

« Notre participation au salon VivaTech 2025 a été une formidable occasion de présenter plusieurs des meilleurs jeunes start–ups et concepts issus du Royaume », a déclaré Saud Alsabhan, vice–gouverneur chargé de l’entrepreneuriat chez Monsha’at. « Elle a également permis à certains de nos meilleurs entrepreneurs technologiques de partager leurs points de vue sur l’écosystème florissant des start–ups du Royaume avec des investisseurs et des innovateurs de premier plan à l’échelle mondiale. »

La délégation saoudienne dirigée par Monsha’at comprenait cinq start–ups : Telgani, une plateforme de location de voitures en ligne comptant plus de 3 millions d’utilisateurs ; Soum, une application de vente d’articles d’occasion téléchargée plus de 6 millions de fois ; Webook, une plateforme d’engagement numérique ayant traité plus de 500 millions de dollars de transactions liées à des événements ; SiFi, qui fournit des solutions financières à plus de 500 entreprises saoudiennes ; et Rewaa, une entreprise de technologie de vente au détail desservant plus de 7 000 clients à travers le Royaume. Ensemble, ces entreprises témoignent du dynamisme des secteurs en pleine croissance que sont le commerce électronique, les transports, les technologies du divertissement, les technologies financières et les technologies de la vente au détail en Arabie saoudite.

Leur participation intervient à un moment où l’écosystème des PME et des start–ups du Royaume connaît un essor vigoureux. Au premier trimestre 2025, le secteur privé saoudien a enregistré une augmentation de 48 % des enregistrements commerciaux par rapport au trimestre précédent, pour atteindre 1,68 million d’enregistrements actifs à l’échelle nationale. Parmi les secteurs à forte croissance figurent le commerce électronique, qui a enregistré une hausse de 6 % pour atteindre 41 322 entités enregistrées, et le cloud computing, qui a bondi de 33 % au cours de la même période.

La présence de Monsha’at au salon VivaTech 2025 témoigne de l’engagement de l’Arabie saoudite consistant à encourager l’entrepreneuriat, à faciliter les partenariats internationaux et à accélérer la croissance des leaders technologiques saoudiens, en particulier les PME.

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المملكة العربية السعودية تستعرض عدداً من الشركات الناشئة الواعدة في معرض VivaTech 2025، وتسلّط الضوء على القوة المتنامية للمملكة في مجال الابتكار

باريس, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — تشارك الهيئة العامة للمنشآت الصغيرة والمتوسطة بالمملكة العربية السعودية “منشآت“ (Monsha’at) على رأس 5 شركات ناشئة واعدة في معرض VivaTech 2025، المعرض الرائد للتكنولوجيا والابتكار في أوروبا. تأتي هذه المشاركة في إطار البرنامج الوطني لدعم الشركات المليارية (Saudi Unicorns)، وهو أحد مبادرات “رؤية السعودية 2030” (Saudi Vision 2030)، ويُعنى بدعم وتمكين الشركات سريعة النمو وذات الإمكانات العالية في القطاعات الواعدة في رحلتها نحو دخول نادي الشركات المليارية

ينعقد المعرض الدولي للتقنية والابتكار VivaTech 2025 على مدى أربعة أيام في العاصمة الفرنسية باريس من 11 إلى 14 يونيو الجاري، بمشاركة واسعة لما يقرب من 13،500 شركة ناشئة و3،200 مستثمر، وبحضور أكثر من 165 ألف زائر.

تشكّل هذه الدورة التاسعة من المعرض فرصة أساسية تتيح لـ”منشآت” (Monsha’at) تعريف الشركات السعودية الناشئة ذات الإمكانات العالية للنمو بأفضل الممارسات العالمية، والرؤى ذات الصلة بالقطاع، وربطها بالشبكات الاستراتيجية من أصحاب المصلحة العالميين الرائدين، ومساعدتها على اكتساب منظور جديد، إلى جانب تزويدها بالمهارات والاتصالات التي تحتاجها للتوسع على الصعيد العالمي. كما يتيح المعرض للهيئة مشاركة قصة نجاح المملكة العربية السعودية في مجال التكنولوجيا مع كبار المستثمرين، تماشياً مع البرنامج الوطني لدعم الشركات المليارية (Saudi Unicorns)، الذي يُعنى بدفع النمو والابتكار في قطاع الشركات الناشئة في المملكة.

وفي معرض تعليقه على هذه المشاركة، قال Saud Alsabhan، نائب المحافظ لريادة الأعمال في “منشآت” (Monsha’at): “تمثّل مشاركتنا في معرض VivaTech 2025 فرصة هامة أتاحت لنا تسليط الضوء على عدد من أفضل الشركات الناشئة والمواهب الشابة من المملكة العربية السعودية. كما أتاحت أيضاً لبعض أفضل رواد الأعمال السعوديين في مجال التكنولوجيا بمشاركة رؤاهم مع كبار المستثمرين والمبتكرين العالميين وتعريفهم بمنظومة الشركات الناشئة المزدهرة في المملكة.”

تضمّ مجموعة الشركات السعودية المشاركة في المعرض والتي تقودها “منشآت” (Monsha’at) خمس شركات ناشئة هي: “تلقاني” (Telgani)، وهي منصة رقمية في قطاع النقل، متخصصة في تقديم خدمات تأجير السيارات، تضم أكثر من 3 ملايين مستخدم؛ و”سوم” (Soum)، وهي منصة الكترونية لشراء وبيع جميع الأجهزة المستعملة مع أكثر من 6 ملايين تحميل للتطبيق؛ و”ويبوك” (Webook)، وهي منصة مشاركة رقمية عالجت أكثر من 500 مليون دولار من معاملات بيع تذاكر الحفلات والفعاليات الرياضية عبر الانترنت؛ و”ساي فاي” (SiFi)، وهي شركة تقنية مالية سعودية تقدم حلولاً في مجال إدارة النفقات وتخدم أكثر من 500 شركة سعودية؛ وشركة “رواء” (Rewaa)، وهي شركة تقنية تقدم حلولها لقطاع التجزئة والتجارة العامة وتخدم أكثر من 7 آلاف عميل في جميع أنحاء المملكة. تعكس هذه الشركات النمو الديناميكي المتسارع لقطاعات التجارة الإلكترونية والنقل وتكنولوجيا الترفيه والتكنولوجيا المالية وتكنولوجيا التجزئة في المملكة العربية السعودية.

تتزامن مشاركة هذه الشركات في المعرض مع تنامي زخم الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة والشركات الناشئة في المملكة ونموها. فقد شهد القطاع الخاص زيادة بنسبة 48 في المائة في السجلات التجارية الجديدة المُصدرة في السعودية في الربع الأول من عام 2025 مقارنة بالفترة عينها من العام الماضي، ليصل إجمالي السجلات التجارية إلى أكثر من 1.68 مليون سجل بجميع مناطق المملكة. كما شكّلت التجارة الالكترونية واحداً من القطاعات عالية النمو، حيث سجلت المملكة زيادة بنسبة 6 في المائة في سجلات التجارة الالكترونية مع 41,322 ألف منشأة نشطة، في حين شهدت السجلات التجارية في مجال الحوسبة السحابية ارتفاعاً بنسبة 33 في المائة خلال الفترة عينها.

ويؤكد حضور “منشآت” (Monsha’at) في معرض VivaTech 2025 على التزام المملكة العربية السعودية بتعزيز ريادة الأعمال، وتمكين الشراكات الدولية، وتحفيز نمو رواد التكنولوجيا السعوديين، وخاصة الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة.

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