UK government bets $15 million on one of Kenya’s biggest supermarket chains as QuickMart heads for IPO

UK government bets $15 million on one of Kenya’s biggest supermarket chains as QuickMart heads for IPO

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), an investment arm of the United Kingdom’s (UK) government, has committed $15 million to the initial public offering (IPO) of one of Kenya’s largest retail chains, Quick Mart.

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