Gideon Muriuki’s Co-operative Bank of Kenya secures $56.4-million EU loan to support SMEs
The facility will be used to provide capital and long-term local currency loans to businesses hit by COVID-19.
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Investors could have ‘cashed in big’ by buying shares in South African mogul Johann Rupert’s Richemont
A $10,000 investment in Richemont on Dec. 31 2020 is worth $18,372 today.
Ghanaian executive Ebenezer Asante’s stake in MTN Ghana now worth $1.56 million
MTN Ghana is the largest telecom operator in Ghana, with a total subscriber base of 25.2 million.
Nigerian private equity titan Temitope Lawani to pocket $39.1 million in $2.3-billion Vitol acquisition deal
Vivo Energy is a British downstream petroleum company.
Tunisian tycoon Habib Essayeh gains $8.4 million in 2021 as shares in Euro Cycles surge by 32-percent
Euro-Cycles is a Tunisian automotive company specializing in the production of bicycles.
Moroccan real estate tycoon Alami Lazraq’s Alliances Group posts $37.2 million in revenue in Q3 2021
Alliances Group is Morocco’s largest home and hotel builder.
Honeywell Flour Mill gains $12.57 million as Greek tycoon John Coumantaros makes acquisition move
Honeywell Flour Mills is a leading flour and pasta product manufacturer in Nigeria.
Botswana retail moguls Farouk Ismail, Ramachandran Ottapathu increase stake in Choppies
Choppies is a Botswana-based investment holding operating in the retail sector in Southern Africa.
Egyptian steel magnate Ahmed Ezz loses $81 million in four weeks as Ezz Steel shares slump
Ezz Steel is the largest independent steel producer in the Middle East and North Africa.
Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun’s Bank of Africa posts $268.1 million in net profit in 9M 2021
Bank of Africa is a multinational pan-African banking conglomerate with operations in 18 African countries.
Egyptian tycoon Hani Berzi’s Edita Food Industries moves to acquire Egyptian Belgian Company
Edita Food Industries is a leader in the growing Egyptian packaged snack foods market.
Nigerian banker Jim Ovia gains $17.93 million in two months as stake in Zenith Bank surges
Ovia is the founder of Zenith Bank, a Lagos-based banking group and Nigeria’s most profitable financial services company.
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s ARC to acquire Crossfin fintech platform
The acquisition marks a landmark deal in the fintech industry that will see Crossfin secure the requisite capital to pursue the next phase of its growth.
Egyptian mogul Nassef Sawiris enters alliance with Emirati investors to further boost clean methanol business
OCI N.V. is a leading nitrogen and hydrogen product manufacturer and distributor.
Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris’ net worth slumps by $190 million in just a week
The decline can be linked to a slump in Adidas’ shares, as investors sell off their positions in the company.
Kenyan banker Gideon Muriuki loses $900,000 in three months as shares in Co-operative Bank Group fall
Muriuki is the CEO of Co-operative Bank Group, one of the largest financial institutions in East Africa.