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Africa’s green superpower: why Gabon wants markets to help tackle climate change Author: Financial Times

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The Financial Times   |  Mar 7, 2022

Sweat pouring down his face, Iftikhar Ali, a bond trader and former hedge fund manager, is nervously tramping to his next appointment. The encounter will take place not in the City of London but under the canopy of the Gabonese rainforest. And the client he is meeting, who goes by the name of Kamaya, is a lowland silverback gorilla.

Africa’s green superpower: why Gabon wants markets to help tackle climate change Author: Financial Times

Africa’s green superpower: why Gabon wants markets to help tackle climate change Author: Financial Times

Sweat pouring down his face, Iftikhar Ali, a bond trader and former hedge fund manager, is nervously tramping to his next appointment. The encounter will take place not in the City of London but under the canopy of the Gabonese rainforest. And the client he is meeting, who goes by the name of Kamaya, is a lowland silverback gorilla.

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