
About the MEA Business Awards
MEA Markets is proud to announce the return of the MEA Business Awards 2023, which stands as a testament to the remarkable achievements of businesses spanning the Middle East and Africa region! This prestigious awards programme returns for its seventh year and aims to recognize and laud outstanding performers across a spectrum of industries, encompassing finance, technology, energy, healthcare, and more. Through this platform, excellence, innovation, and exemplary leadership are brought to the forefront.
Embracing businesses of all sizes and orientations, from agile start-ups to multinational giants, the MEA Business Awards 2023 provide an inclusive stage for acknowledgment. Furthermore, the awards extend their welcome to exceptional individuals who have left a mark in their respective domains.
In 2023, the Middle East and Africa’s business landscape hinges on sustainability and technology. Sustainability initiatives, like advancements in materials and clean energy, fuel economic growth. Simultaneously, technology adoption is reshaping traditional economies. The energy sector is rapidly expanding, accompanied by a growing emphasis on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. Financial innovation, including fintech and cryptocurrencies, revolutionizes finance. Start-ups thrive alongside a burgeoning e-commerce market. Infrastructure development faces challenges due to global monetary tightening and debt constraints, while diversification efforts contend with protectionism policies. Cybersecurity is a growing concern, but Saudi Arabia remains a stable business haven. These intertwined trends define the region’s dynamic business landscape.
MEA Markets, a leading online platform renowned for delivering news, analysis, and insights on the MEA business landscape, has been orchestrating the MEA Business Awards since 2017. MEA Markets boasts a global readership exceeding 80,000, attracting business owners, investors, professionals, and decision-makers.
The nomination process is straightforward: alongside these, we have our dedicated in-house research team that source, analyse and reward businesses that we think deserve to be recognised for their achievements. Using this method means that, regardless of industry or size, businesses can be judged on a level-playing ground.
This awards programme is completely free to enter and if your firm is lucky enough to be successful, you will be presented to our circulation of 80,000 and promoted on our website for a minimum of 12 months.
In addition, our awardees are welcome to choose from our range of competitively priced promotional opportunities to increase exposure of the good news!
Participation in the MEA Business Awards 2023 offers an exceptional opportunity for businesses to gain recognition and global exposure for their remarkable accomplishments. In addition to the prestige of being recognised as one of the top businesses throughout the region, awardees will also receive increased visibility and a boost to their brand reputation.
If you would like to nominate yourselves, or indeed another business you feel is worthy, then please click the ‘Nominate’ button below.
Methodology

Research
The MEA Markets team work hard in identifying great businesses, driving many of the nominations themselves. The team encourage external nominations from the subscribers of the magazine, web visitors, social media following, clients and wider circulation. Nominating parties are invited to put forward either their own business or third-party companies whom they hold in high regard.

Shortlisting
All nominees are formally requested to accept their nomination, nominees are obviously free to accept or decline if they so wish. Those who formally accept are given the opportunity to submit additional supporting information to cement their nomination. There is no obligation to complete and supply such material, we have found that many nominees value this stage, in the process, as much as our research team do.

Evaluating shortlisted nominees
Our dedicated research team will assess all information presented to them. The team gather information independently from a variety of publicly accessible sources, which are assessed alongside any material supplied by a nominating party or by the nominee themselves. The research team casts their final judgment, based on various criteria such including business performance, longevity, diversification, growth (either sustained or rapid), any significant innovations, feedback from stakeholders.

How winners are determined
Once winners are selected, they are personally notified before any public announcement is made, allowing time for any communications throughout the wider business and the coordination of marketing strategies. Unfortunately, not everyone can be a winner; however, all who take part are encouraged to come back next year. Once the press embargo is lifted, details of our award winners will be made public via the MEA Markets website, award winners’ magazine and subscriber newsletter.

Sharing the news
We offer a range of promotional packages and items to MEA Markets’ award winners, which vary from inclusion in the free-of-charge winners’ directory, to trophies, content in our magazine and on our website.
We encourage all winners to publicly announce their win independently in order to gain maximum exposure. Announcements via company websites, social media, via publicly released press releases, and through local and national press are all great ways of maximising the exposure which can be gained from such a great achievement. If you have need of further advice, on how to publicise your win, please feel free to get in touch. We are more than happy to assist our clients with their needs.
Our Awards Team
FAQs
The Nomination Team can assist with answering any queries that you have regarding a nomination, or the process involved in taking part in one of our award programmes.
Please get in touch with us via email or over the phone if you have any questions - we are happy to help!
Key Dates
Entries Open:
Monday 30th October 2023
Entries Closed:
Tuesday 19th December 2023
Winners Announced:
March 2024
