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UN says Asia’s social enterprises face $2.5T funding gap
To address the $2.5 trillion funding gap in Asia, the United Nations is counting on the private sector to support social enterprises.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Giving a Voice to Young Water Leaders
“The Singapore International Water Week and Young Water Leaders Summit are a perfect opportunity for youth to not only learn more about the Singapore water story, but also play an important role in a leading water conference.”
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- Environment, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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- conferences, sustainability, WASH, water
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Myanmar enterprise tries to make trash trendy
"We're trying to change the way of thinking that recycled things are old and dirty," explains Canadian volunteer and product developer Debra Martyn.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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CARE Enterprises and Bamboo Capital Form For-Profit Subsidiary
Bamboo Capital Partners and CARE Enterprises announced a strategic partnership, focused on businesses serving people living in poverty in South and Southeast Asia.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Singapore, India to boost fintech collaboration
The two Asian countries, which already have partnered on cross-border payment services, will create a joint working group to explore opportunities for further collaboration in fintech.
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- Inclusive Fintech
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- Asia Pacific
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- financial services, fintech, India, Singapore
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China’s agricultural paradigm shift
China’s agricultural support policies are moving towards marketised institutions, after a decade of state subsidies for direct production resulted in oversupply.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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China’s Ant Financial raises $10 billion at $150 billion valuation
Ant’s first fundraising targeting global money values the firm at $150 billion, the people said, compared with about $60 billion after its previous fundraising in April 2016.
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- Inclusive Fintech
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- Asia Pacific
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Why China’s Payment Apps Give U.S. Bankers Nightmares
The future of consumer payments may not be designed in New York or London but in China. There, money flows mainly through a pair of digital ecosystems that blend social media, commerce and banking—all run by two of the world’s most valuable companies.
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- Inclusive Fintech
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- Asia Pacific
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