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Apna Raises $70 Million in Series B Funding From Insight Partners and Tiger Global at $570 Million Valuation
Apna will use the proceeds to strengthen its presence in existing cities and expand pan-India over the next 6 months to help restart India’s economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: COVID-19 Has Devastated India’s Self-Employed Women. Here’s How To Support Them.
Women employed in India's huge informal economy have been hit disproportionately hard as millions of livelihoods have become even more precarious or evaporated completely during the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
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ESG Investing Is Fast Gaining Traction in India
The trend of sustainable investing by incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is gaining traction in India.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Asian Development Bank, China Everbright Environment Form Strategic Partnership for Ocean Health in Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and China Everbright Environment Group Limited (CEEGL) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate on efforts to promote the circular economy and protect ocean health in Asia.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Asia Pacific
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- circular economy, environment, impact, oceans, partnerships, recycling, WASH
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Pahal Financial Services Raises $5 Million USD From WaterEquity
Business Wire India Ahmedabad-based Microfinance Institution, Pahal Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., recently raised debt capital worth 5 million US dollars from WaterEquity, a USA-based impact investment asset manager.
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Analysis: Delhi Reopens a Crack Amid Uncertain Economic Prospects for India
The Indian capital lifted restrictions on manufacturing and construction, critical drivers of an economy that has been battered by the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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upGrad Aquires Impartus
The acquisition will give an exit to Impartus’ existing investor Kaizen, which had invested $4.1 million in the startup in 2015.
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- Education, Technology
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Asirvad Microfinance Raises $15 Million From WorldBusiness Capital Inc
Asirvad Microfinance, a subsidiary of Manappuram Finance, on Monday said it had raised $15 million (around Rs 110 crore) in a seven-year external commercial borrowing loan from the US-based WorldBusiness Capital Inc (WBC).
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