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ZSE Launches Direct Trading Platform With Goal To Get More Ordinary People Investing
At the launch event, ZSE noted that the creation of the platform was prompted by a survey conducted earlier this year. The survey concluded that participation by Zimbabwean individuals in capital markets was marginal. Read more
Funding In West Africa
Greenlight Planet Inc. Secures $90 Million Funding For Expansion
Greenlight Planet Inc., the largest provider of solar-powered home energy products in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, has secured $90 million in new funding to expand its Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar consumer financing business and consolidate its debt portfolio. Read more
Acquisitions & Partnerships
Retailability Acquires Parts Of Edgars Business
SOUTH AFRICA – Edcon has announced the sale of parts of the Edgars business in South Africa to Retailability (Pty) Ltd having received all the approvals from the regulatory authorities after meeting and fulfilling all the conditions set by the regulators. Read more
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GFA Attract And GFA Weekly Round Up
GFA Attract Series (VC Edition): Interview With Rob Eloff, Lateral Capital
In this episode of GFA-Attract, Debo discussed with South African born Rob Eloff the co-Founder & managing partner at Lateral Capital, a mission driven venture fund investing in early stage opportunities in Sub-saharan Africa to bridge the gap between capital and opportunities. Watch the exclusive Interview here
GFA Weekly Round Up September 14- September 18
In this week’s episode of the weekly round up we zoomed in on funding activity in Africa from September 14-15 Listen Here
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