Sharif El-Badawi

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Sharif El-Badawi is the co-founder of Plus Venture Capital, a firm investing in start-ups across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as those founded by Mena diaspora across the world. The former Google executive was previously a managing partner at 500 Startups, a San Francisco-based VC and private equity firm

A new law issued by the President Sheikh Khalifa, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, has established the Supreme Council for Financial and Economic Affairs. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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CommentOctober 13, 2020

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