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These Two China Banks Lent More To Global Energy Projects Than The World Bank
China's two development banks spent more money on global energy projects than the emerging markets lending arm of the World Bank, known as the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).
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- Asia Pacific
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Grab, Uber’s Southeast Asia rival, now offers micro-loans and other financial services
The Singapore-based company has been pushing itself into fintech for some time, with the most visible moment being the launch of its mobile payments service last November. Today, it extended that further still by introducing micro-loans and insurance options for Grab drivers and businesses that use its GrabPay services.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indonesia eyes fintech regulation to avoid ‘loan shark-like’ practices
The emergence of these peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, offering loans ranging from as little as a few hundred dollars to several thousands, has so far been welcomed by Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s biggest economy where tens of millions of people have little or no access to bank credit.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Asian Development Bank, International Solar Alliance sign pact to promote solar energy
The cooperation envisages solar power generation, solar based mini-grids, and transmission systems for integrating solar energy into grids, among others.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Demand from investors drives shift towards sustainable business in Asia
Firms are upping their environmental, social and governance game as asset managers offer their clients more sustainable investment funds in the region.
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- Asia Pacific
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From tea to takeaways, has SE Asia lost its appetite for business that does good?
Majidah was one of dozens of social entrepreneurs who received grants from Malaysia’s government as part of a 2015 national plan to boost the number of businesses with a mission to help people or the environment to 1,000 by 2018 from 100.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Huawei initiative focuses on connecting emerging markets to wireless networks
Huawei is looking to help local carriers, governments, and industry to deploy wireless networks in emerging markets and rural areas, spruiking its solutions and partnerships.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Why China has yet to catch the wave of global responsible investing
A lack of understanding about the importance of ESG and its potential benefits is hampering its adoption among Chinese firms, according to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment organisation.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing, SDGs
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