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Asian Development Bank Signs $332 Million Deal With Government To Boost Sustainable Economic Recovery
The Asian Development Bank has signed a $332.05 million financing package with the Ministry of Economy and Finance to help Cambodia recover from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- governance, lending
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Indonesian Fintech Flip Secures $48 Million in Series B To Support Expansion
Flip, an Indonesia-based fintech startup, announced it has raised $48 million in a Series B to accelerate its growth.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Kinobi Nets US $1 Million Seed Funding To Support GenZ Career Development in Asia
Kinobi platform aims to bridge the "last-mile" education for Gen Z youths, helping them through the transition from school to work.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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Precision Agriculture Platform Fasal Raises $4 Million From 3one4 Capital, Others
The company will use the funds to expand their business across India and Southeast Asia, strengthen their full-stack services, and ramp up hiring for sales and marketing, agronomy, and technology teams.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- South Asia
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- impact investing
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UN: Pandemic-fueled Collapse of Tourism Cost Five Asian Nations 1.6 Million Jobs
Almost one-third of job losses in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei and Mongolia was in tourism, report says
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- South Asia
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- employment, tourism
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Report: Fintech Funding in Southeast Asia Triples to Record $3.5 Billion This Year
Financial technology funding in Southeast Asia jumped more than three times in the first nine months of this year compared with full-year 2020, reaching a record $3.5 billion, a report showed.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Impact Credit Solutions and Bank Central Asia Partner to Offer Financing to the Indonesian Healthcare Sector
Bank Central Asia (BCA), a leading Indonesian commercial bank, and Impact Credit Solutions (ICS) have partnered to offer affordable financing to the Indonesian healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Aspire Raises $158 Million Series B To Build a Full-Stack “Financial Operating System” for Southeast Asian Businesses
Aspire also operates in Indonesia and Vietnam and is laying the groundwork, including regulatory, to expand into other Southeast Asian markets,
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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