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Spotlight AFRICA Issue dated 16/07/2013

IFC a driving force in African oil

Discreet as they are, the International Finance Corp’s bankers count among the most influential forces in the African petroleum world. No local company or major project can be mounted in Africa without the IFC, the private investment arm of the [...] (650 words)

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