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VEON’s Banglalink Launches Bangladesh’s First Digital Health Aggregator Platform
VEON this week announced that its Banglalink mobile operator in Bangladesh has launched Health Hub, the country’s first integrated digital health platform.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Leverage Edu Raises $22 Million Funding, Plans to Expand in India and Overseas
Global study-abroad platform Leverage Edu said on Monday it has raised $22 million as a part of a fresh round of financing that saw participation from a consortium of funds, family offices and individual angels.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Japan’s Suzuki to Invest $1.4 Billion for Electric Vehicles at India Factory
Suzuki Motor plans to invest 104.4 billion rupees ($1.37 billion) in its India factory to produce electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries, Maruti Suzuki India, majority-owned by the Japanese carmaker, said on Sunday.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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Indonesia’s Wagely Nets Additional $8.3 Million in Oversubscribed Pre-Series A Funding
Wagely, an Indonesia-based earned wage access (EWA) platform, said Tuesday it has raised $8.3 million in an oversubscribed pre-series A funding as the company scales its platform to help workers access their earned salaries.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, scale
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Byju’s CEO Byju Raveendran Pumps 50% Of $800 Million in Latest Fundraise
The company has raised fresh funds at an enterprise value of $22 billion, which has increased by about 22 percent from the last disclosed valuation of USD 18 billion.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- accelerators, edtech
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Edtech Startup Filo Raises $23 Million in Funding Led by Anthos Capital in India
The edtech startup plans to use the fresh capital for product development, expanding the team, tapping new categories, and scaling its tutor base across the country.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Development Bank Accused of Lending Millions to Companies Allegedly Linked to Forced Labor in Xinjiang
New research suggests the IFC, which operates under the World Bank Group, has been providing hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to companies that may be relying on forced labor from Uyghur and other ethnic minority groups in China's western Xinjiang region.
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- Investing
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After Green Bonds Come Orange Bonds: IIX Launches Coalition to Develop First Gender-Lens ‘Asset Class’
Singapore-based Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), the creator of the $150m Women's Livelihood Bonds, has launched the Orange Bond Initiative, a global coalition to create what they call the world’s first gender-lens investing asset class.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific