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Ivory Coast
Ex-Afreximbank boss Jean-Louis Ekra launches own investment fund

Jean-Louis Ekra has launched his own investment fund, Ayipling Morrison Capital. © Xinhua/ZUMA/REA

The Ivorian businessman has decided to pay little heed to the current economic climate and opened up his own private equity business, Ayipling Morrison Capital, on 16 April. [...]

Published on 07.05.2020 at 05:00 GMT

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Rothschild tasked with setting up Ouattara's sovereign fund

Currently without a sovereign fund, for several years Ivory Coast has been using various pension funds for its strategic investments. Newly elected for a third presidential term, Alassane Ouattara has asked Rothschild bank to furnish the country with the financial instrument it is lacking.

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Globelecq hires Jean-Louis Ekra

Ivorian Jean-Louis Ekra, the former head of Afreximbank, has been [...]

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