Executive Summary of the Regional report on Gender-Sensitive Value Chain in the Ag ri-Food,Textiles and Clothing and Information and Communication Technology Sectors Empowering Women entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal access with men to business and trade markets Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia

Under developmental efforts by The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWT AR), launching the project ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal Access with Men to Business and Trade Markets’. This report aims to analyse the sectors that were previously identified as sectors with high potential for women participation and for creating businesses in 6 MENA countries. This report is amongst a series of 6 reports for each of the following countries namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia in the prominent sectors of agri-food, textile, and ICT . In this line, the report presents a main economic overview of the country followed by a market trends analysis on each of these sectors. This report therefore represents Algeria and emphasizes on assessing potential business opportunities to be led by women in the country.

Under developmental efforts by The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWT AR), launching the project ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal Access with Men to Business and Trade Markets’. This report aims to analyse the sectors that were previously identified as sectors with high potential for women participation and for creating businesses in 6 MENA countries. This report is amongst a series of 6 reports for each of the following countries namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia in the prominent sectors of agri-food, textile, and ICT . In this line, the report presents a main economic overview of the country followed by a market trends analysis on each of these sectors. This report therefore represents Algeria and emphasizes on assessing potential business opportunities to be led by women in the country.

Under developmental efforts by The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWT AR), launching the project ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal Access with Men to Business and Trade Markets’. This report aims to analyse the sectors that were previously identified as sectors with high potential for women participation and for creating businesses in 6 MENA countries. This report is amongst a series of 6 reports for each of the following countries namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia in the prominent sectors of agri-food, textile, and ICT . In this line, the report presents a main economic overview of the country followed by a market trends analysis on each of these sectors. This report therefore represents Egypt and emphasizes on assessing potential business opportunities to be led by women in the country.

Under developmental efforts by The Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWT AR), launching the project ‘Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in the MENA Region towards Equal Access with Men to Business and Trade Markets’. This report aims to analyse the sectors that were previously identified as sectors with high potential for women participation and for creating businesses in 6 MENA countries. This report is amongst a series of 6 reports for each of the following countries namely Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia in the prominent sectors of agri-food, textile, and ICT . In this line, the report presents a main economic overview of the country followed by a market trends analysis on each of these sectors. This report therefore represents Algeria and emphasizes on assessing potential business opportunities to be led by women in the country.