AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Zambeef Products registers impressive bottom-line performance driven by poultry, retail division
ZAMBIA – Zambeef Products Plc, the integrated cold chain foods and retail business with operations in Zambia has reported a strong start of the financial…
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IFC, German partner to strengthen supply chains for smallholder farmers in Africa with launch od US$25m program
AFRICA – IFC and BMZ, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, have launched a new program that will leverage greater private sector investments…
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E-commerce marketplace start-up Fatura secures US$3m in pre-series A round to expand offering
EGYPT – Fatura, a Cairo-based ecommerce marketplace connecting FMCG wholesalers to retailers, has secured US$3 million in a pre-Series A round led by Sawari Ventures…
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Pick n Pay fosters healthy competition in SA’s retail market, scraps off exclusivity lease agreements
SOUTH AFRICA – South African retail chain, Pick n Pay, has heed to the call of the Competition Commission of South Africa to cease use…
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Ivory Coast receives US$200m blended financing from Proparco, EAIF for establishment of oil palm waste electricity project
IVORY COAST – Biovea Energie, an Ivorian incorporated firm owned by Électricité de France (EDF), Meridiam and Biokala, a joint venture created by Meridiam and…