Category: Africa, Middle East
Article by Bleuenn Féquant, published on September 7, 2022 On August 29, Walmart launched a US$377.6 million offer (53% above the closing stock price)...
Article by Caroline Soutarson, published on 23 August 2022 … In Saudi Arabia, the fractional payments solution Tamara completed a US$100 million...
Written by Bleuenn Féquant and published on 19 August 2022 … The sale of the Dubai-based Emaar Properties e-commerce fashion business, started...
Article written by Sophie Baqué, published on 28 June 2022 In mid-June 2022, the South African retail group Shoprite (2,933 stores in...
Article written by Sophie Baqué and published on 28 June 2022 Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), Carrefour’s exclusive franchisor in the Middle East,...
Africa, Middle East, World news - June 2022
Majid Al Futtaim partners with Binance to offer crypto payments
Written by Bleuenn Féquant and published on 3 June 2022 ;;; Carrefour’s exclusive Middle East franchisor Majid Al Futtaim (also owner of 29...
Africa, Middle East, World news - May 2022
Deliveroo and Hero: arm wrestle over delivery workers’ pay in the Emirates
Article written by Antoine Piel and published in Planet Labor on 16 May 2022 // In the UAE, Talabat’s delivery drivers (a...
Africa, Middle East, World news - April 2022
Casino and Lulu Group review their strategy in the Middle East
The grocery retail market is evolving in the United Arab Emirates. At the beginning of April 2022, the Casino Group‘s business (total...
According to the IMF, visiting Tunisia from 23rd to 25th March, the country is “facing major structural challenges”, which are leading to...
Africa, Middle East, World news - March 2022
Egypt. Retailers accused of exploiting the Ukrainian crisis to inflate prices
For Egypt, the world’s leading wheat importer (30% of imports come from Ukraine and 50% from Russia), the threat posed by the...
