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OCP signs $ 100 million financing agreement with IFC
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The bank expands its initiative for businesswomen
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G7 development finance institutions and partners to invest Ksh. 8.62 trillion in African companies
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15.5 billion shillings is the price of the clearing medium for the Nairobi highway
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