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Egyptian creditworthiness bureau iScore is planning to expand its operations into Africa and the Middle East during the next three years, CEO Mohamed Kafafi said, according to Al Mal<\/a>. The agency is looking to either work with Egyptian companies operating in its target markets or directly with these countries\u2019 governments. Talks are already ongoing with an unnamed Arab government looking to work with the state-backed agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian creditworthiness bureau iScore is planning to expand its operations into Africa and the Middle East during the next three years, CEO Mohamed Kafafi said, according to Al Mal. The agency is looking to either work with Egyptian companies operating in its target markets or directly with these countries\u2019 governments. 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