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Kenya’s Largest Bank To Provide 100% Financing For Riders To Acquire 100,000 Electric Motorcycles!

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The KCB Group is the largest financial services organization in East Africa in terms of asset size. In 2007, the KCB Foundation was established to implement the KCB Bank Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility programs and as a […]

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Pinnacle Engines appoints Asian Business Advisory Board; closes Series C financing

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Pinnacle Engines also announced closure of its Series C financing, bringing total investment in the company to more than $30 million. John Parker: In his 41-year career at Ford Motor Company, John focused on emerging markets in Asia and Africa, living and working throughout the region before returning to his homeland of Australia.

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Sasol and ITOCHU to partner on green ammonia and hydrogen

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South Africa-based Sasol and Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to study and to develop the market and supply chain for green ammonia with a focus on its use as bunkering fuel and for power generation. The product can also be cracked back to hydrogen gas for further applications.

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CNPC’s first hydrogen station in Beijing in operation

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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) recently put its first hydrogen station in Beijing into operation. Based in China, it has oil and gas assets and interests in more than 30 countries in Africa, Central Asia-Russia, America, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and other regions. Jointly built by CNPC and Beiqi Foton Motor Co.,

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US DFC approves $150M conditional loan commitment for Balama graphite mine in Mozambique

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The US Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC’s) Board of Directors approved the provision of up to $150 million in financing to Twigg Exploration and Mining—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australia-based Syrah Resources Limited—to fund investments in the company’s graphite mining and processing operation in Balama, Mozambique.

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UTM Offshore signs FEED agreement for Nigeria’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility

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UTM Offshore signed an agreement for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for Nigeria’s first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility with engineering firms KBR, JGC Corporation and Technip Energies. UTM Offshore’s signing of the deal will be a game changer within Africa’s gas market.

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Apollo Tyres’ APMEA President Satish Sharma to retire | Autocar Professional

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Apollo Tyres Ltd today said Satish Sharma, President of the company’s Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (APMEA) division will retire from the company on May 31. Sagar Associates while Dayal was the global head of corporate finance at Standard Chartered Bank. Desai was a senior partner at law firm J.

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