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Gusty Growth: Vietnam’s Remarkable Wind Energy Story
Vietnam is rising as Southeast Asia’s new wind hero, with power capacity soon to dwarf that of all other Asean nations and the world’s biggest offshore wind farm to be built off its windy coast, but challenges remain.
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- Energy
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- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy
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UAE-Based NextGenI Closes an Acquihire deal with Pakistani Startup Roshni Rides
The trend of acqui-hiring talent for startups is relatively new especially in Pakistan where one company ‘Aqui-hires’ the talent from another company to build an in-house team, mainly to scale the product faster than they would otherwise by painstakingly hiring each individual team member.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- startups
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Viewpoint: Why Mexico’s Fintech Sector Will Be One to Watch in 2020
Mexico has become a regional leader with more than 273 fintech ventures operating in the country. Over the past year, many of Mexico’s fintechs have also attracted significant investment.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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These Villages in Thailand Are Part of the Global Economy. Go to Ikea to Find Out.
At a time when international corporations look to project images of social responsibility, projects like Doi Tung are picking up clients seeking more than the usual matchup of quality and price. That is one reason major companies — including Ikea, Japan Airlines and the Japanese retailer Muji — are buying Doi Tung products and produce.
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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The Latest Marker of Chinese Interest in African Fintech Is a $120 Million Funding Round for OPay
Notably, OPay’s round follows on the heels of another major funding round by Chinese investors in an African-focused fintech startup after PalmPay raised $40 million in a seed round from Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings, the top selling phone maker in Africa.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Development Impact Bond Targets Sanitation in Cambodia
WASH issues are underfunded globally, according to the World Bank, which estimates that $1.7 trillion will be needed to achieve the related Sustainable Development Goal 6. Most countries need to dramatically increase spending and to meet the significant needs, people working in the WASH sector are also looking to other sources.
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- WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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- global development, SDGs
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A 24-Year-Old Is Suing Pension Fund for Not Being Green Enough
The Federal Court battle is shaping up to be a unique test case. Are pension funds in breach of their fiduciary duties by failing to mitigate the financial ravages of a warmer planet?
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- Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Inside Tata Power and Rockefeller Foundation’s Plan to Light Up 5 Million Households in India
This is a defining moment for bending the energy access curve. In the words of Amitabh Kant, the CEO of the Indian government’s think tank Niti Ayog, “This partnership is essential for the people of India and its rural communities, giving a thrust to a massive multiplier effect [energy can have] on India’s economy and move social indices forward in some of its most difficult terrains.”
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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