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December 6, 2022

Burundi Tobacco Company - OBR Awards

Overall, 2022 has been the year of change and growth for the business world and technology has revolutionized business as we know it.

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March 21, 2022

LTCU Teamed Up With Weavana Africa Fortress of Hope

Leaf Tobacco and Commodities (U) Ltd teamed up with Weavana Africa Fortress of Hope to assist families with children who have special needs.

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August 31, 2020

THE ONLY TOBACCO FACTORY IN THE COUNTRY WANTS TO BECOME A WORLD REFERENCE AND ALREADY HAS AN EYE ON EXPORTS

The company Barco Trading Angola (BTA), located in Lubango, Huila, is the only factory that produces tobacco in the country and has been driving what was the first industry to become regular in Angola.

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June 12, 2020

ANGOLA GOVERNMENT WELCOMED BARCO TRADING ANGOLA’S SOLIDARITY IN BATTLE AGAINST COVID19

On June 3, 2020, Barco Trading Angola delivered its contributions to the government of Angola in its battle against Covid19. As of June 11, 2020, Angola had 118 Coronavirus cases and 41 recoveries.

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May 9, 2020

SOUTH SUDAN GOVERNMENT WELCOMED CARNAK’S SOLIDARITY IN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID19

TORONTO, ONTARIO / April 8, 2020 /On May 4, 2020, Carnak South Sudan delivered its financial contribution to the government of South Sudan in its battle against Covid19. As of May 8, 2020,

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April 15, 2020

PTG JOINED THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID19 IN NIGERIA

PTG-hld, through Leaf Tobacco and Commodities Nigeria Ltd (LTCN), has joined the battle against Covid19 in Nigeria. LTCN already has a long and distinctive history of CSR partnerships with the Kaduna State government, in the field of education and water access.

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April 14, 2020

PTG SUPPORT TO GOVERNMENTS IN THE BATTLE AGAINST COVID19

Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa rose to the challenge of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic in Uganda. On April 11, 2020, through his two companies in Uganda, Ayabatwa contributed to the Uganda National Response Fund to COVID-19. The Fund is a presidential initiative for fighting the Coronavirus in Uganda.

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December 20, 2019

PTG-HLD’S EFFORT IN ASSISTING COMMUNITIES TO UPLIFT THEMSELVES HAS BEEN RECOGNISED IN NIGERIA

A few weeks ago, during a sleepy weekend stopover in the Federal Capital, I took the “crazy” decision to go on a solo hike through rural Kaduna – or at least as far out on the notorious Abuja – Kaduna expressway as my driver dared to venture.

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November 20, 2019

PTG WORKS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE LIVES – THE CASE OF NIGERIA

PTG’s corporate social responsibility in Nigeria involved several stakeholders, namely, LGEA Primary School, Youth Association Kagarko, Kaduna State government, and the Education Ministry, Federal Government.

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January 1, 2019

AFRICA’S LARGEST TOBACCO COMPANY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS IN BUSINESS

PTG, Africa’s largest indigenous producer of cigarettes and other tobacco products, reached a milestone recently by celebrating its 40th anniversary. Rwandan-born industrialist Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa founded the company in 1978. That is when he began manufacturing cigarettes in Burundi in 1978 after a successful stint as a commodity trader across Africa.

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