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    Dr. Islam Azzam, a former managing director of a national fund targeting startups, takes the helm of the Egyptian Exchange amid a flurry of pro-tech market reforms.

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    Fintech startups in the eight-nation WAEMU bloc are in a high-stakes race for survival.

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