Jordan-based mobile game publisher TamatemGames announced today it has raised $11 million in a Series B led by KRAFTON, a South Korean game developer behind PUBG, marking its first investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Venture Souq, Endeavor Catalyst and existing investors also participated in the round. The Series B round brings its total […]
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Pandora Papers: tax avoidance revelations prompt outraged denials
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Syria cement plant at centre of terror finance investigation ‘used by western spies’
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Egyptian ride-sharing company Swvl plans to go public in a $1.5B SPAC merger
Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital, the women-led SPAC in charge of the deal, called Swvl ‘a disruptive platform that solves complex challenges and empowers underserved populations.’