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Report: Mobilizing Electric Two-Wheeler Finance in Indonesia
". . . with the phaseout of vehicle purchase subsidies, financing will become an increasingly important driver of market growth to meet the country’s electrification targets of 13 million E2Ws and 2 million electric four-wheelers by 2030."
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Vietnam’s VinSpace Signs Deal With Elon Musk’s SpaceX to Launch Its First Satellites in 2027
VinSpace will launch its satellites on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission run by Elon Musk’s company, which carries satellites from multiple customers on a single rocket to share launch costs, it said in a statement.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- South Asia
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Apple Pay Launches in the Philippines
"An easier, safer, and more secure way to pay using iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac is now available."
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Beanstalk AgTech Announces the Launch of Monsoon Ventures to Accelerate Agtech Commercialisation in Southeast Asia
The studio will invest capital, recruit complementary commercial expertise, map value chain pathways, and help ventures attract the right investors or strategic partnerships with regional players.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Report: The End of Manual Finance? AI Agents Are Coming for Startup Payments
As regional startups scale across currencies and regulations, autonomous payment systems could reduce back-office friction and improve working capital.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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CoreWeave Targets APAC With Plans for Three AI Data Centres in Indonesia
CoreWeave said that the move is a response to demand for AI cloud services accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, and particularly in Indonesia.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Philippines-Based Telehealth Platform GoRocky Acquires Women’s Health Startup Kindred
GoRocky, a Philippines-based telehealth platform focused on men’s health and chronic care, acquired Kindred Health, a hybrid women’s health clinic.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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US to Invest $2.5 Billion in Southeast Asia, Including AI Initiative, $1.5 Billion in Energy
The U.S. Mission to ASEAN revealed the investment in a statement on Tuesday, as part of a special press briefing on the outcome of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM-59).
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- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- South Asia
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