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Viewpoint: China’s Role As The World’s Development Bank Cannot Be Ignored
China's far-reaching financing carries considerable risks — for China and the borrowers alike. Rather than welcoming China and helping it learn the hard lessons learned by others, the United States is mistakenly shunning Chinese development finance around the globe.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Report: Tencent, Ant Financial Entry to Boost Philippines Financial Services
Tencent and US-based private equity firm KKR marked their entry in the Philippines on October 4 following a deal to invest up to $175 million in PLDT’s digital arm Voyager Innovations.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Cambodia Has a Big Problem With Small Loans
Economists worry that at best the debt could put the brakes on economic growth, and at worst could fuel social unrest as inequality rises.
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- Asia Pacific
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This Singaporean Fintech Startup Introduced Mobile-based Microlending to Mongolia
Access to capital is difficult in emerging markets, especially for people without a long financial history, says AND Global co-founder.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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New Yunus Social Business Centre to be established in Malaysia
Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Sunway Education Group (SEG) founder Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah endorsing the establishment of the new Yunus Social Business Centre (YSBC) at the Sunway City campus.
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- Asia Pacific
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$300 Million Loan to Boost Filipinos’ Access to Financial Services
The project will help the government strengthen the country’s institutional and policy environment for expanding financial services, invest in support networks and infrastructure such as the national retail payment system and the new national identification system, and improve the abilities of financial institutions, including rural banks, to offer financial products, particularly through the application of new technologies.
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- Asia Pacific
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Press release: FMO Investment Propels Meloy Fund Past $22 Million for Sustainable Coastal Fisheries
“FMO is proud to join the Meloy Fund and contribute to the creation of economic opportunities for small-scale fisheries in Indonesia and The Philippines” said Maurice Scheepens, Investment Officer of the Agri, Food & Water department at FMO. “The partnership with Rare, which provides amongst others technical expertise and networks, ensures that inclusive development is linked with the conservation of critical marine habitat.”
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- Press release
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- Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Swiss impact investor BlueOrchard invests $4.7m in Satya MicroCapital
New Delhi-based microfinance company Satya MicroCapital Ltd has raised $4.7 million (Rs 34 crore) from Swiss impact investment manager BlueOrchard Finance Ltd for on-lending to the Indian micro, small, and medium business sector, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, said a statement on Monday.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- business, impact investing, MFIs, microfinance, MSMEs
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