Corporate South Africa and the government have teamed up to address the country’s COVID-19 situation and make sure that the most vulnerable section of the society are not left to fight this pandemic
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CACOVID orders supplies for 400,000 COVID-19 tests kits for Nigeria
The private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus
World Bank approves financial aid for COVID-19 response in Malawi
The World Bank has approved US$7mn to support Malawi’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, under the Malawi COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness project
Ethydco awards Saipem Egypt’s first polybutadiene plant
Saipem, one of the leading a consortium with Egypt-based Petrojet, has been awarded a contract by Egyptian Ethylene & Derivatives Co (Ethydco) for the first polybutadiene-producing facility in Egypt, with an expected production capacity of 36,000 MT per year
AATB programme outlines action plan for COVID-19 Crisis
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and its partners have approved an Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) programme action plan to support African and Arab countries to strengthen their socio-economic resilience in light of the COVID-19 pandemic