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Careem taps into food delivery services with investment in Elmenus
Uber subsidiary Careem is making an investment in homegrown Egyptian food ordering platform Elmenus, the Dubai-based company said in a…
Russia-Ukraine war impacts supply of sunflower oil, chips, and car parts + Cyberattacks are continuing the warfare on another front
Latest commodity victim of the Russia-Ukraine war: Sunflower oil. Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine has sent a slew of commodity…
THIS EVENING: Careem to invest in Elmenus + Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials are currently underway
Good afternoon, wonderful people. We have another issue stacked with updates from Ukraine today, as well as a few pieces…
FreshSource secures seven-figure USD in seed round + Kouncel raises EUR 1.2 mn in a pre-seed round led by AfDB
Online B2B fruit and veg platform FreshSource has bagged an undisclosed seven-figure USD seed round led by 4DX Ventures and…
The war in Ukraine is impacting semiconductors, global aviation + Could crypto be the loophole Russians use to circumvent sanctions?
Another potential victim of the Russia-Ukraine crisis: Semiconductors (as if they weren’t having a bad enough year). Russia’s war on…
2021 was a bumper year for fintech funding in Egypt — CBE
Inside the Central Bank of Egypt’s fintech report: Egypt’s fintech scene has grown leaps and bounds over the past few…
Egypt launches new World Bank-backed USD 50 mn VC fund
MSMEDA partners with World Bank to launch USD 50 mn VC fund: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency…
Etisalat could push into Egypt’s fintech sector following rebrand to “e&”
Etisalat is now e& — and the rebranded firm wants in on our fintech sector: The UAE’s largest telecoms operator…
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