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Branislav Bibic, Managing Director of Philip Morris in South Africa

New Philip Morris South Africa MD Doubles Down on Smoke-free Future

Philip Morris International (PMI) has appointed Branislav Bibic as its new Managing Director in South Africa. He succeeds outgoing MD Marcelo Nico who has...
SA Fintech LayUp Digitises Lay-By for Merchants and Consumers

SA Fintech LayUp Digitises Lay-By for Merchants and Consumers

Nearly 24% of adults in South Africa are unbanked and R12bn in cash is believed to be held outside of the banking system. COVID-19...
African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement

African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, sign JPY 73.6...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 17, 2021/APO Group/ -- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of...
Workshop Organised by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) Explores Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) and its Impact on Inter-Regional Trade

Workshop Organised by the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation and the...

JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2021/APO Group/ -- In collaboration with the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), the International Islamic Trade...
African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement

African Development Bank debars Global Interjapan (Kenya) Limited for 36 months...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 16, 2021/APO Group/ -- The African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org), on 16 February 2021, announces the 36-month debarment of Global Interjapan...
Africa Oil & Power (AOP) Welcomes New Program Director; Yolisa Nyoka Nominated for Women in Industry Award

Africa Oil & Power (AOP) Welcomes New Program Director; Yolisa Nyoka...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 16, 2021/APO Group/ -- Yolisa Nyoka joins Africa Oil & Power (AOP) (www.AfricaOilandPower.com) – the continent’s leading energy investment platform...
African Development Fund: Japan, African Development Bank Group, sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement

Africa’s first Super Energy Service Company in Morocco gets $965,000 grant...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, February 17, 2021/APO Group/ -- The African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) (https://bit.ly/37jYAtS) is providing a $965,000 grant to...
Daniel Kibel, Co-Founder of CM Trading

Antitrust and social justice what might it all mean in the...

17 February 2021: February is Social Justice Month. And quite fittingly, as social media giants and big tech players come under fire due to...
India-based Edutech Startup WizKlub Nets 5K In Pre-series A Round

India-based Edutech Startup WizKlub Nets $825K In Pre-series A Round

India-based edtech startup WizKlub announced it has raised 60 million rupees (US$825,000) in a new financing round.   More funding details   Returning investor: Incubate Fund India Stage: Pre-series A   More company...
India Zomentum Nabs M Funding From Elevation Capital, Accel, And Others

India Zomentum Nabs $13M Funding From Elevation Capital, Accel, And Others

San Francisco-headquartered SaaS startup Zomentum, which has an R&D centre in Bengaluru, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round from Elevation Capital,...
ByteDance Explores Sale Of Indian TikTok Assets To Rival �Firm Glance

ByteDance Explores Sale Of Indian TikTok Assets To Rival Firm Glance

China’s ByteDance is said to be exploring the sale of the India operations of TikTok to rival unicorn Glance, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The discussions,...
Indian Ecommerce Platform Hypd Bags Pre-seed Money From ScoopWhoop

Indian Ecommerce Platform Hypd Bags Pre-seed Money From ScoopWhoop

Ecommerce platform Hypd announced it has raised an undisclosed sum from Indian media portal ScoopWhoop in its pre-seed round.  Launched in November 2020 by Innov8 founding partners Ashwarya...