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IFC Invests in IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 7 to Fund High-Impact Women Enterprises in South and Southeast Asia
The subordinated debt will be invested through the Advancing Gender Equality, Resilience, Opportunity and Inclusion Worldwide (GROW) facility, in partnership with the Government of Canada.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Meta Bright Inks Deal With ChargeHere to Accelerate Energy Business Development in Malaysia
This collaboration enables Meta Bright to leverage ChargeHere’s established technical capabilities and operational experience to advance the group’s presence in the growing EV infrastructure sector.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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Singapore VC Granite Asia Leads $60 Million Funding Round for AI ‘Data Foundry’ Centific to Fuel Global Expansion
Granite Asia was one of two foreign VCs, alongside Taiwan’s AppWorks, selected to take part in a new Malaysian initiative to invest in local startups and encourage global companies to redomicile in the Southeast Asian country.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Singapore’s Granite Asia Announces $250 Million First Anchor Close of Private Credit Strategy
"The fund focuses on secured loans across the Asia-Pacific region with a defensive risk profile, offering stable cash yields alongside enhanced returns through Granite Asia’s technology ecosystem and hands-on value creation."
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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New Report Highlights Need for Ecosystem Approach to Help MSMEs in Southeast Asia Adopt More Sustainable Practices
The report by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices (CIIP) found that MSMEs in Southeast Asia recognise the business value of adopting sustainability practices.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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- ESG, impact investing, MSMEs, supply chains
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Cocoon Capital Announces First Close of USD 50 Million Fund III to Accelerate Southeast Asia’s Enterprise and Deep Tech Startups
"The fund will continue to target pre-seed and seed-stage investments in B2B software and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, while selectively exploring opportunities across broader Asia and Australia."
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- Environment, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Surfin Meta Digital Technologies: $26.5 Million Closed For Financial Technology Platform
With this additional funding, Surfin is well-positioned to build on its capabilities to develop more innovative technologies and build a sustainable digital financial ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Eratani Secures US $6.2 Million to Boost Sustainable Farming, Empower 34,000 Farmers in Indonesia
Through this new funding, Eratani aims to accelerate the implementation of modern technology, including precision farming tools, land mechanization and sustainable cultivation practices.
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- Agriculture, Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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