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    CDG Invest Backs Strapack Morocco to Propel Industrial Packaging Growth

    Offering financial support of up to USD2 million, alongside strategic guidance throughout the investment cycle, this program acts as a catalyst for success for innovative companies in the industrial and service sectors.

    Egypt Pulls Back Welcome Mat for “Blank Check” Companies Amid Global SPAC Woes

    This regulatory shift comes in the wake of a global SPAC slowdown, with many SPACs facing challenges in identifying suitable acquisition targets and completing deals within the stipulated timeframe

    Egypt’s Kemitt Secures Undisclosed Funding, Expands into Saudi Arabia

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