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Naspers hires Romain Voog to lead global classifieds business

Africa’s largest company, Naspers Ltd, has hired Romain Voog, a top Airbnb and former Amazon executive to lead its global online classifieds business, according to Reuters report. The company’s online classifieds business, clubbed under OLX Group, contributes 5% to overall revenues and is the biggest among an array of businesses such as payments and fintech,…

Prosus contributes Rs100 cr to PM-CARES Fund

Naspers-backed Prosus, the global consumer internet-focused investor, announced it has committed Rs 100 crore to the PM CARES Fund, the disaster relief trust set up to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The commitment by Prosus is possibly the largest by a single risk capital investor in India so far, and comes 10 days after a number…