Moroccan fintech startup WafR has raised $120,000 from Casablanca-based fintech-focused venture capital First Circle Capital in its fourth round of funding in 2022. WafR has raised $1.2 million this year which …
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Adidas appoints former Puma boss as it’s new CEO
Adidas on Tuesday named Bjorn Gulden, chief of rival outfitter Puma, as its new CEO as the German sportswear giant seeks to emerge from months of turbulence. The Norwegian former …
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Retail chain Carrefour will open its first Central Business District Branch (CBD) branch in Nairobi, seeking to compete with already established brands such as Naivas and Quickmart. The Majid Al …
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Jumai CEOs Sacha piognonnec and jeremy hodara step down as firm suffers losses
The founders and co-Chief Executive Officers of Jumia Technologies, Sacha Poignonnec and Jeremy Hodara, have both stepped down from their position with immediate effect. This is as the Africa-focused e-commerce …
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AgricultureBusinessEconomyMarketsMoroccoUncategorized
Moroccan Tomato Producers announces their plans to Double tomato Exports
The Moroccan Association of Fruit and Vegetable Exporting Producers (APEFEL) has announced its plans to double tomato exports amid the ongoing water scarcity crisis. The source added that the tomato exports …
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AirtelBusinessEconomyINVESTMENTMarketsNigeria
Stock investors lose N3.28tn on their investment in three months
Stock market investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited lost N3.28tn of their investment between August 1 and October 31, 2022. The trading activities, which began with a …
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MTN South Africa revenue grow by 2.2% yearly and hit by Cell C rescue and load-shedding
MTN has published its quarterly trading update for the three months ended September 2022, revealing that service revenue grew by just 2.2% year-on-year in South Africa. For the third quarter of 2022 …
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Morocco’s Trade Deficit expands to $50 Billion in the first nine months of 2022
Morocco’s trade deficit continues to climb to new heights amid the ongoing energy and grain price crisis. At the end of September 2022, the country’s trade deficit rose to MAD …
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Amazon market value witnesses $1 trillion decrease for the first time since 2020
Amazon.com Inc. shares fell on Tuesday, with the e-commerce and cloud-computing company closing below $1 trillion in market value for the first time since the early days of the Covid-19 …
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EFCC raids Bureau de change operators in Abuja as Naira falls rapidly
Operatives of the economic and financial crimes commission raided the offices of black market currency dealers in Abuja on Tuesday in a bid to halt the rapid fall of the naira. …