Mali
Finance
Following Santander Brasil's double listing in New York and Sao Paulo (the US$8.1bn IPO is the largest global IPO so far this year), the Brazilian unit has attracted yet more interest....
2009-10-14Finance
To those who thought sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) would hibernate until the end of the global recession, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)'s involvement in the VW-Porsche megamerger...
2009-07-28Finance
Privatisation in the telecoms industry continued this week with the news on January 19 that Maroc Telecom has emerged as the winning bidder in the auction for a 51% stake in Malian...
2009-01-19Finance
Attijariwafa Bank has agreed to pay US$93mn for a 51% stake in Banque Internationale pour le Mali (BIM). The sale of BIM is Mali's largest privatisation deal to date and attracted...
2008-07-30Finance
The privatisation of the Compagnie Malienne du Développement des Textiles (CMDT), Mali's national cotton company, is underway after years of delay. On April 25 allAfrica.com reported...
2008-05-02Finance
Turkey's first major privatisation of the year was completed in late February with British American Tobacco (BAT) winning the bid for cigarette firm Tekel Sigara. BAT was the sole...
2008-02-26
