Dubai, UAE, August 23, 2011 - AllWorld Network, announced today a new partnership with Zawya, the leading online provider of business intelligence on the MENA region.  Zawya has become the Business Community Partner of AllWorld's Arabia Fast Growth 500 program (Arabia 500).  AllWorld, co-founded by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, is creating the Arabia 500 to establish the largest information system and network of growth entrepreneurs in the region. The Arabia 500 will establish the first definitive ranking of private fastest growing companies from MENA, Pakistan and Turkey, the companies creating new jobs and new industries.   All non-listed companies from any industry are invited to apply at www.allworldlive.com.

AllWorld and Zawya are pioneering new ways to bring attention to emerging companies.  Being on an AllWorld ranking puts companies on the world map, allowing them to greatly improve their odds of success.  With worldwide visibility, ranked companies attract new investors, customers, joint venture partners and talent so they continue to grow and scale - AllWorld calls this concept Visibility EconomicsTM.   Zawya will publicize the Arabia 500 companies to its regional network of business professionals, investors and government officials, and will actively participate and promote the Arabia 500 Awards & Summit.

Deirdre M. Coyle, Jr., Co-CEO and Co-Founder of AllWorld said: "The Arabia Fast Growth 500 will establish a new baseline for the region, and for the world.  It will create a fact base of what is working, job creation that can be scaled now, emerging industries, and investment opportunities.    While most economies worldwide are in a job stalemate, these companies point the way to new growth and new wealth creation.  We are honored to be working with Zawya to create the Arabia 500 as a new beacon of success for the world, and to have private equity firm Arcapita as the sponsor of the GCC100 and the Arabia500."

Gunnar Skoog, Chief Executive Officer, Zawya added: "Following our SME initiative earlier this year, Zawya is once again at the leading edge when it comes to helping entrepreneurs in the region reach their full potential. The Arabia 500 is one of the most ambitious projects to date to assist entrepreneurs reach the next stage of growth by allowing them to network, increase their visibility and attract new capital."

The Arabia 500 winners will be announced on 16-17 November at the Arabia 500 Awards & Global Summit, under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan. The Arabia 500 Summit will gather the region's growth entrepreneurs together for the first time along with regional and global media, and public and private sector leaders.

The Arabia 500 ranks most dynamic, not the largest companies.  Entrepreneurs from any industry are invited to apply at www.allworldlive.com, and there is no cost to apply.  AllWorld is also creating the GCC100 as part of the Arabia 500.  With a place on the GCC100 and Arabia500, emerging companies will gain visibility, a global network of growth entrepreneurs and investors, and an invitation to the Arabia 500 Summit as well as the AllWorld Summit at Harvard University.

AllWorld was co-founded by Deirdre Coyle, Anne Habiby and Professor Michael Porter. Porter was described by the Times of London as the world's "most influential management guru" and is widely regarded at the foremost authority on company and country competitiveness.   "The Arabia 500 companies, led by dynamic men and women, represent the leading edge of a new approach to the region's competitiveness" says Porter.    The AllWorld founders have established programs for growth companies in the US, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

All non-listed companies from MENA, Pakistan and Turkey are invited to apply to the Arabia 500 at allworldlive.com or zawya.com/sme

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About Zawya
Zawya is the leading online business intelligence provider focusing on the Middle East & North Africa, enabling nearly 1 million professionals worldwide to find and connect to the right business and investment opportunities in the region. With unique content and tools including detailed company profiles, timely aggregated news though Zawya-Dow Jones, leading industry and asset class research, an exclusive online network, and direct access to a team of 100+ experts covering most sectors, Zawya provides its users with the intelligence they need to conduct business in MENA. Headquartered in the UAE, Zawya has physical presence in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and the USA. For more information, please visit www.zawya.com

About AllWorld
AllWorld Network was established in 2007 by Deirdre Coyle, Anne Habiby and Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, after many years of promoting entrepreneurship in the developed and developing worlds. AllWorld's mission to find and scale ALL the growth entrepreneurs of the emerging world, creating the largest information system and network of growth entrepreneurs.

AllWorld systematically identifies private growth companies and ranks the fastest growing for the GCC100|Arabia 500, Africa 500, Asia 500, Eurasia 500, and Latin America 500.  Being on an AllWorld ranking puts companies on the world map, drawing the market to them - what AllWorld calls Visibility EconomicsTM. Ranked companies "go public," attracting new investors, customers, joint venture partners and talent so they continue to grow and get to scale.

For further media information and to schedule interviews with -
AllWorld, please contact:
Deirdre M. Coyle, Jr.
dcoylejr@allworldlive.com or US mobile +617.504.4547
Zawya executives, please contact:
Nimati Shuhaibar, Memac Ogilvy Public Relations
Nimati.shuhaibar@ogilvy.com

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