Issue 01 . June 2026Loose change. Sharp eyes.
Souk.Weekly Magazine

informal economy.

3 pieces filed under informal economy

WorldJun 3
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Suitcase Economy of the Arrivals Hall Is Bigger Than the Trade Statistics", covering trade, informal economy, airports, world on Souk Weekly.

The Suitcase Economy of the Arrivals Hall Is Bigger Than the Trade Statistics

Why a quietly enormous category of regional cross-border commerce is moving in passengers' checked baggage, and why nobody who tracks trade data is counting it.

By Mira Faraj

BusinessJun 3
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Regional Spreadsheet Has Quietly Become a Cultural Object", covering culture, spreadsheets, women, informal economy on Souk Weekly.

The Regional Spreadsheet Has Quietly Become a Cultural Object

Inside the unstoppable rise of a particular file format among a particular cohort of regional professional women, and why the rest of us should pay attention.

By Sara Qureshi

BusinessJun 3
AI-generated 16:9 cover image for "The Dubai Chai Economy Is Bigger Than Your Startup", covering dubai, tea, informal economy, business on Souk Weekly.

The Dubai Chai Economy Is Bigger Than Your Startup

Why a four dirham cup of tea is, in aggregate, more strategically important than most series A rounds raised in this country last year.

By Marcus Okafor