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Kenya accounted for the bulk of private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) transactions by volume and value in East Africa in the last five years, and improvements to the business environment could see the country retain its lead going forward. The “2018 Annual African Private Equity Data Tracker”, published by the Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA)in March,…

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