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Global expansion strategies – navigating the challenges of international markets

B & FT Online 14 Sep 2023
It matters because it opens up new opportunities and markets, allowing companies to tap into previously untapped customer bases, diversify their revenue streams, and gain a competitive edge ... Challenges in international markets ... Adapting to local markets ... Farmerline’s expansion extends to countries such as Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Malawi.
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Zeepay’s profits surge 274.5% in 2022

B & FT Online 14 Aug 2023
During the same period, Zeepay successfully consolidated its business operations in other markets, such as Zambia, to start the profitability journey. Its operations in Barbados also started seamlessly, successfully completing mobile money licencing across four additional markets including Gambia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Guyana.
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Wigwe and Access Holdings’ Unquenching Drive for Continental Leadership

This Day 25 Jul 2023
In April 2022, Standard Chartered strategically decided to divest from a number of markets, namely Lebanon, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, and Jordan, and to exit the CPBB (Consumer Private and Business Banking) business in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania.
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Access Bank Plc enters acquisition agreements with Standard Chartered Bank

B & FT Online 19 Jul 2023
Access Bank Plc (Access) and Standard Chartered Bank have entered into agreements for the acquisition of Standard Chartered’s shareholding in its subsidiaries in Angola, Cameroon, The Gambia, and Sierra Leone; and its Consumer, Private & Business Banking business in Tanzania.
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Standard Chartered Bank enters into sale agreements with Access Bank Plc

The Point 17 Jul 2023
In April 2022, Standard Chartered strategically decided to divest from a number of markets, namely Lebanon, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Jordan, and to exit the CPBB (Consumer Private and Business Banking) business in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania.
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Access Bank acquires shareholding subsidiaries of Standard Chartered in five African countries 

Ghana Business News 16 Jul 2023
In April 2022, Standard Chartered strategically decided to divest from a number of markets, namely Lebanon, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Jordan, and to exit the CPBB (Consumer Private and Business Banking) business in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania.
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Access Bank Expands Reach in Africa, Signs Deal to Buy Standard Chartered’s Subsidiaries in 5 Countries

This Day 15 Jul 2023
... The Gambia, and Sierra Leone, and its Consumer, Private and Business Banking business in Tanzania, to Access Bank ... Standard Chartered had in April 2022 revealed plans to divest from several markets, including Lebanon, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, and Jordan.
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Standard Chartered affirms commitment to Ghana

B & FT Online 14 Jul 2023
In April 2022, Standard Chartered strategically decided to divest from a number of markets, namely Lebanon, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Jordan, and to exit the CPBB (Consumer Private and Business Banking) business in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania.
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The best alternatives to Diet Coke

The Spectator 10 Jul 2023
The first thing to know about Karma Cola is that through its charity, the Karma Foundation, 1 per cent of revenue from every drink sold goes to cola nut growers and their communities in Sierra Leone ... Luckily enough for those in the market for global change, the drinks taste good, and are excellent as mixers thanks to their simplicity.
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Ikpobe: Abolishment of Multiple FX Rates Will Create Level Playing Field for Manufacturers

This Day 26 Jun 2023
He was also an Independent Non-Executive Director of NGX (Nigerian Exchange) Group Plc and served on the Boards of Zenith Bank Sierra Leone, Zenith Pension ... We have also established a presence in Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Guinea, however Nigeria remains our biggest market.
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A call to the government of Sierra Leone — keep the internet and social media ...

Sierra Leone Telegraph 23 Jun 2023
Sierra Leone Telegraph ... This election, we urge the government of Sierra Leone to #KeepItOn ... We encourage businesses and enterprises in Sierra Leone to integrate these principles and practices for responding to censorship and network disruption requests in all markets where they operate.
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Fear grips Sierra Leone capital after pre-poll clash

Business Ghana 23 Jun 2023
People are rushing to markets in Sierra Leone’s capital to stock up on food ahead of elections on Saturday, residents in Freetown have told the BBC ... People run from teargas in Freetown, Sierra Leone - 21 June 2023 ... The election is the fifth since Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war officially ended in 2002 ... --Advertisements--. .
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Taking Advantage of a Fast-Growing Economy to End Extreme Poverty, Boost Shared Prosperity

The Patriotic Vanguard 12 Jun 2023
“This initiative is coming at the right time as it offers to fulfill the goal of shared prosperity, which the Government of Sierra Leone has in common with the World Bank Group,” said Francis Ato Brown, World Bank country manager for Sierra Leone.
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Societe Generale sells off some African divisions

Business Day 08 Jun 2023
The new management team is due to present its strategy in September ... British rival Standard Chartered in April 2022 said it would exit five African countriesAngola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe — as it focuses on faster-growing markets. Bigger French rival BNP Paribas started to retreat from the Sub-Saharan African market in 2019.
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FBC Holdings to buy StanChart business in Zimbabwe

Gulf Daily News 08 Jun 2023
In April 2022, Standard Chartered strategically decided to divest from a number of markets, namely Lebanon, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Jordan, and to exit the CPBB (Consumer Private and Business Banking) business in Côte d’Ivoire and ...
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