Cipharm – Fabricant Numéro 1 de Produits Pharmaceutiques en Côte d’Ivoire
Profil de Cipharm, une entreprise ivoirienne devenue le fabriquant numéro 1 de produits pharmaceutiques en Côte d’Ivoire depuis sa création en 1988.
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Profil de Cipharm, une entreprise ivoirienne devenue le fabriquant numéro 1 de produits pharmaceutiques en Côte d’Ivoire depuis sa création en 1988.
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Coca-Cola has been a player in Egypt for over 70 years and it has established itself as the leading beverage company in the country. “Our biggest project here in Egypt is our partnership with the Egyptian Food Bank and our pledge to develop the hundred poorest villages in Egypt. This project will take us all the way into 2020,” explains Omar Mandour, General Manager of Coca-Cola Egypt, Yemen, Libya and South Sudan.
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