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Viewpoint: Responsible Investing: PE impact investors should target SMEs in Southeast Asia
There is a concentration of investments in a few sectors such as financial services and energy. Agriculture and micro-SMEs are two areas with high potential in the region.
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- Asia Pacific
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WhatsApp in Talks to Launch Mobile Payments in Indonesia
Indonesia could become the second country worldwide where WhatsApp introduces such services, as it awaits regulatory approval from India, its biggest market by users, that has been delayed due to local data storage rules.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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China’s Proposed Digital Currency Will Help Banks Bridge Gap on Mobile Payment, Curb Dominance of Alipay, Wechat
Banks’ participation in the central bank’s digital currency will help them better compete with third party payment network operators.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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National Bank of Cambodia Slams NGOs’ Lending Report
A report on predatory lending in Cambodia by local human rights NGOs Licadho and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT), was slammed by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) as “flawed”.
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The Elderly Are the Next Big Growth Market for Chinese Tech Firms
Tech companies want to lure more Ms. Shis and Mr. Zhous online—and take a bigger slice of the 7 trillion yuan ($1 trillion) that Chinese seniors are expected to spend on consumer goods in 2020.
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- Technology
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Why China’s Next Crop of ‘Techpreneurs’ Are Skipping Home and Eyeing a Fresh Gold Rush in New Markets
China’s tech entrepreneurs are finding that affordable innovation appeals in developing markets.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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These Agritech Startups Will Take Southeast Asia’s Emerging Market to the Next Level
Despite the minimum media attention, these startups are building innovation to help their respective countries and its agriculture sector tackle challenges and make progress.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Indonesia Has Shut Down 826 Fintech Startups This Year Alone
Indonesia, home to more than 260 million, has emerged as a prized market for fintech startups as about 90% of its population don’t carry credit cards and majority has no access to formal banking services.
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