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Premier Fishing & Brands $ 40mn ( South Africa ) www . premierfishing . co . za Premier Fishing and Brands Ltd is a predominantly commercial fishing , fish processing and marketing company . Its range of activities involves 1,000 permanent and seasonal staff , as well as factories , facilities and vessels operating in three provinces .
The group has strong relationships with its customers in Asia , Europe and the USA , and has built partnerships with small companies , particularly in the west coast rock lobster sector where it assists these companies with the catching and marketing of their fish . This is in line with the group ’ s fundamental principle of developing smaller black-owned companies as well as in investing into the communities within which it operates . According to its website , Premier Fishing & Brands is the largest black-owned and managed food and fishing company in South Africa , in existence since 1952 , winning several awards for sustainability and financial performance .
Ecobank Cote d ’ Ivoire $ 80mn ( Togo ) www . ecobank . com / ci Ecobank was established in 1985 under a private sector initiative spearheaded by the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry . Today , it is the leading pan-African bank with operations in 36 countries across the continent . It has a larger African footprint than any other bank in the world . Ecobank currently operates in countries in West , Central , East and Southern Africa . The Group also has a licensed operation in Paris and representative offices in Beijing , Dubai , Johannesburg , London and Luanda .
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