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John Keells Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka’s largest listed conglomerate operating over 70 companies, launches John Keells X programme. The JKX programme is poised to help Sri Lankan startups open their doors to scale and secure new opportunities and build successful businesses. Since its inception in 2016, the programme has progressed with three unique tracks: accelerate, innovate and elevate helping startups obtain funds, training and the right connections.

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Tazah, a B2B agriculture marketplace in Pakistan, raises an additional $4.5 million in a pre-seed round after last raising $2m in October. The startup which is based in Lahore and has already expanded operations into Karachi plans to expand in another city. Tazah, in a webinar on Pakistani tech startups with the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong, said that it is aiming to revolutionise Pakistan’s complex agricultural sector by reducing the time between harvest and sale.

Read the original article here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1665207

Sanlam Ltd, South Africa’s No.1 insurer, will be exploring “strategic alternatives” in relation to its investments with Allianz SE for their respective African businesses, excluding Sanlam’s home market of South Africa. Sanlam’s subsidiary Santam, the largest non-life insurer in South Africa, also released a parallel statement.

Read the original article here: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/insurers-sanlam-allianz-exploring-options-africa-operations-2021-12-22/