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27-Nov-18 French insurer AXA will pay USD662 mn for the remaining 50% stake in its Chinese joint venture, making it the second insurer in three days to announce plans for a wholly-owned company in mainland China, after Allianz. [image: Reuters / South China Morning Post]
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27-Nov-18 After moving on from the e-commerce giant he founded following its takeover by Walmart, Sachin Bansal is looking to invest in financial technology and agriculture technology. [image: AFP]
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21-Nov-18 The South African government has lost an estimated USD37 bn from 'misinvoicing' between 2010 and 2014. The losses can be traced back to the practice of misinvoicing, where companies illicitly misrepresent the value of cross-border trade on an invoice. [image: Pymnts]
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12-Nov-18 American Express has been granted preparatory approval from the People’s Bank of China for a clearing and settlement license in mainland China. Amex can begin building a network business to process domestic RMB transactions through its joint-venture in the country. [image: Beyond My Ken / Wikipedia]
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01-Nov-18 Rwanda has become the first African nation to join the Alibaba Group Holding-led electronic world trade platform (EWTP) initiative, following similar initiatives in Southeast Asia as the Chinese e-commerce firm seeks to expand digital trade globally. [image: Xinhua]
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