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Press Release: DFC Announces Approval To Provide up to $500 Million of Debt Financing for First Solar’s Vertically-integrated Thin Film Solar Manufacturing Facility in India
The loan represents the largest single debt financing transaction for DFC, promoting DFC’s commitment to diversifying supply chains.
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- Energy
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- Asia Pacific
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Housing Finance Company Altum Credo Raises $12 Million in Funding in India
The housing finance company, Altum Credo, announced it has raised $12 million, in fresh equity funding led by growth fund Amicus Capital.
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- Asia Pacific
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- housing, impact investing
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Kidvento App Raises $1 Million In Pre Series A Funding in India
The funds for Kidvento App, a curriculum solutions app, will be utilized to strengthen content, delivery and to gain momentum.
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Swiggy To Invest $700 Million in Instant Grocery Delivery Service in India
Swiggy, India’s top food-delivery startup, will invest $700 million in its express grocery delivery service Instamart, significantly intensifying the competition for quick commerce in the world’s second largest market.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Bessemer Venture Partners Raises $220 Million to Back Founders in India
Bessemer Venture Partners announced the close of a dedicated $220 million fund in India to build on its long-standing success in the country and back the next generation of innovators in India.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Farm Laws Repealed, but Ground Reality Still Grim in India
The Centre’s recent decision to repeal the three farm Acts promulgated in June 2020 represents a U-turn in structural reforms of food and agriculture policies and their integration with global value chains.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific
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India Affordable Housing Offers $0.62 Trillion Investment Opportunity in Next 5 Years
India’s affordable housing offers funding opportunities worth $0.62 trillion for private funds over the next five years in the backdrop of the government’s push for this segment. However, it is yet to become a major theme for the funds in the country with very few private equity funds dedicated to financing affordable homes, said industry experts.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, housing, impact investing
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India’s Farmers Confronted Modi and Won. What Happens Now?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi capitulated to massive, yearlong protests against three agricultural laws.
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- Agriculture
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- Asia Pacific