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African greys, one of the world's most trafficked animals, are being given a new lease on life at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Cameroon. Serena Chaudhry reports ... ....

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OPINION: Industry leaders trying to find value in frontier markets

Independent online (SA) 15 Jul 2019

JOHANNESBURG - Established South African industry leaders are struggling with the well-known challenges of doing business in Africa ... Most of their tenants are South African retailers who have scaled back their Africa expansion plans and are unlikely to renew their leases ... Standard Bank’s footprint in 20 African markets is unrivalled....

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt sign deals to support microfinance projects

Arab News 11 Jul 2019

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) is to pump 125 million Egyptian pounds (SR28.2 million) into renewable energy, agriculture and livestock projects in the African nation ... EFG Hermes for Leasing, a subsidiary of EFG Hermes Finance, will receive 75 million Egyptian pounds, while UE Finance, a microfinance company, and Global Lease Co....

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CMA CGM says it has sufficient security to operate in Gulf

Arab News 08 Jul 2019

Author ... In May, CMA CGM reported a first-quarter net loss of $43 million, although group sales surged 36.9 percent to $7.41 billion, as earnings were impacted by slowing China-US trade and higher lease costs. Main category ... CMA CGM African leaders launch a continental free trade zoneGabon's timber industry reeling after corruption scandal .......

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'I say let them go.' St. Petersburg's black community is indifferent to Rays' fate.

Tampa Bay Times 04 Jul 2019

the city's African-American community ... It is a second chance and it's finally time for the African-American community to benefit from the redevelopment ... Did the Rays' talks with Montreal violate the Tropicana Field lease? ... In 2016, the city held meetings with African-American neighborhoods and groups to help shape the redevelopment....

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UPDATE 1-Philadelphia refinery seeks to sell oil stocks, equipment after fire -sources

Canada Dot Com 03 Jul 2019

East Coast, after a fire extensively damaged the facility ... PES has offered at least one cargo of Chadian Doba Blend, a heavy, sweet crude from the north-central African nation, four trade sources said. The company owns or leases a fleet of railroad tank cars ... It was unclear whether PES has begun offering the cars or leases to potential buyers ... ....

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Kenyan banks go 'digital' with loans to small businesses after credit squeeze

Coastweek 01 Jul 2019

by Bedah Mengo NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- ... dollars) at 9 percent per annum, the lowest in market ... "The biggest Fintechs in Kenya today are actually by banks ... The change of operation by the government has given cybercafés in the east African nation a new a lease of life, with the peak season for the businesses being every June when millions file returns....

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Cybercafés, tech-savvy Kenyans cash in on gov't online services

Xinhua 28 Jun 2019

NAIROBI, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Over the last one month, John Mutua's cybercafé in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, has been a beehive of activity ... The change of operation by the government has given cybercafés in the east African nation a new a lease of life, with the peak season for the businesses being every June when millions file returns ... ....

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Africa gears up to become a major player in EU cannabis market

Independent online (SA) 20 Jun 2019

Lesotho is the first African country to legalize the cultivation and manufacturing of medicinal cannabis, becoming one of the most sought-after locations for cannabis operations in the world ... Sidhu said Bophelo had secured this site with a 20-year lease and option to renew for an additional 30 years. - African News Agency (ANA) ....

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MultiChoice shares shrug off full-year loss

This is Money 18 Jun 2019

MultiChoice, which was spun off by South African e-commerce giant Naspers and listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in February, had already warned it expected to make a headline loss per share as a result of a one-off charge and unfavourable foreign exchange ... dollar, which meant it had to pay more for dollar-denominated leases for transponders....

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Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital parts ways with CEO

Arab News 12 Jun 2019

Tue, 2019-06-11 23.31 ABU DHABI ... A new CEO is currently being finalized, Waha said ... Waha’s portfolio of investments includes stakes in aviation leasing firm AerCap Holdings, a major Middle East and North African oil and gas services provider and industrial real estate ... Main category. Business & Economy Tags....

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Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital parts way with CEO, names board member as MD

This is Money 11 Jun 2019

A new CEO is currently being finalised, Waha said ... Waha's portfolio of investments includes stakes in aviation leasing firm AerCap Holdings, a major Middle East and North African oil and gas services provider and industrial real estate ... (Reporting by Stanley Carvalho and Hadeel Al Sayegh; Editing by Mark Potter). ....

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Fresh Hurdle in Aircraft Acquisition

This Day 07 Jun 2019

Chinedu Eze writes on the need for the federal government to intervene to end the stigmatization of Nigeria as a high-risk country by aircraft leasing companies ... Aircraft Leasing and Purchase ... “The aim of having the Cape Town Convention is to help, especially African airlines to be able to get leases easily and at affordable prices....