Mexico’s Biggest Convenience Store Chain Wants To Become A Superbank
March 25th, 2022
Via Rest of World, a report on how Mexico’s biggest convenience store chain wants to become a superbank: Since late November 2021, Mexico’s ubiquitous Oxxo stores have been covered with bright purple signs. “Get your Spin by Oxxo card!” Spin by Oxxo, a ready-to-use Visa debit card and app, is the company’s latest attempt to merge […]
Read more »The Mirage Of Egypt’s New Capital City
March 25th, 2022
Via WorldCrunch, an article on how – in an area the size of Singapore – Egypt is building its new capital under the close control of the military and the head of state. But will it turn out to be a ghost city? The concrete structure rises to a height of 1,263 feet (385 meters) […]
Read more »Taliban Resume Talks With China Over Copper Mining In Mes Aynak
March 25th, 2022
Via Asia News, a report on resumption of talks between IEA and China over copper mining in Mes Aynak: Talks are underway to resume copper mining in Mes Aynak, in Afghanistan’s Logar region of Afghanistan, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said. The new Taliban government has asked China Metallurgical Group […]
Read more »Iran’s Clandestine Finance System
March 21st, 2022
Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at Iran’s clandestine finance system: Iran established a clandestine banking and finance system to handle tens of billions of dollars in annual trade banned under U.S.-led sanctions, enabling Tehran to endure the economic siege and giving it leverage in multilateral nuclear talks, according to Western diplomats, intelligence […]
Read more »Google’s Subsea Cable For Africa Lands In Togo
March 21st, 2022
Via Quartz, a report on Google’s subsea cable for Africa which is making its first landing in Togo: Equiano, Google’s subsea internet cable in Africa, will make its first landing in Togo this month. First announced in 2019, Equiano is Google’s 14th investment in internet subsea cables but the first dedicated to internet access in Africa. It […]
Read more »Tiger Global: Earning Its Stripes In Africa
March 20th, 2022
Via TechCrunch, a report on the New York hedge fund which has invested in nine African startups across ten deals since marking its return in 2021: You can count on one hand the number of funds bigger than Tiger Global. But in terms of influence, speed and number of investments made since 2021, Tiger has led […]
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