Oct 24, 2012 | News
Venture Africa 23 October 2012 Africa’s largest media business, Naspers, is closing a deal which will see the company own a $40 million stake in Souq.com, a subsidiary of leading consumer e-commerce sector firm in the Arab World, Al Jabbar Internet Group. Arabian...
Sep 26, 2012 | News
Reuters 26 September 2012 J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM.N) and Blakeney Management have invested over $20 million (12.36 million pounds) in a Dubai-based e-commerce firm which sells designer clothing, a sign that global investors are interested in the Middle East’s...
Aug 1, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 24 July 2012 Today, East-West Digital News is releasing a 316-page research study on the Russian online retail market – one of the fastest growing but least known (and most misunderstood) on the planet. The research – in which PwC in Russia and...
Jun 8, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 5 June 2012 A major player on the Russian e-commerce scene suddenly emerged in late May: a cash-back e-commerce platform called Clickandpay.ru that raised $60 million, according to its founders, to finance just the first stages of its...
May 21, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 21 May 2012 A pioneer among foreign investors on the Russian venture scene, David Waroquier of Mangrove Capital Partners is a recognized expert of the local Internet ecosystem and a reference partner for several Russia-based ventures. He shared...