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Asian Development Bank Signs $44.2 Million Blue Loan With ALBA to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste in Indonesia
The Indonesian government has implemented policy initiatives targeting a 70% reduction in plastic waste leakage by 2025.
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- Environment, Technology, WASH
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- South Asia
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Malaysian Insurtech Startup PolicyStreet Bags US $15.4 Million in Series B Funding Led by Khazanah
The investment in PolicyStreet aims to improve insurance penetration within unserved and underserved communities in Malaysia.
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- Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Report: Financial Tools Needed to Pay $200 Billion Nature Restoration in Southeast Asia
Well-structured capital market instruments such as sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) can help scale up investments in nature restoration projects.
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- Environment, Investing
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- South Asia
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British Consortium to Invest $9 Billion in Indonesia Mining, EV Batteries, Minister Says
Indonesia is keen to develop batteries and vehicles for the world's biggest electric car manufacturers.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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- electric vehicles, manufacturing, mining, wind
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Indonesia’s Evermos Raises $39 Million Funding Led by IFC to Fuel Business Expansion
Evermos said it will channel this latest funding towards strengthening its reseller network.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Asian Development Bank Investing $25 Million in Private Equity Fund to Grow Middle-Market Companies in Southeast Asia
The multilateral lender signed a $25 million equity investment in the private equity fund managed by Singapore-headquartered investment firm Exacta.
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- Education, Finance, Health Care, Investing
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- South Asia
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Indonesia Tax Cut Drives Electric Car Sales for Hyundai, Wuling
Sales of electric cars in Indonesia jumped last month after the government launched a tax incentive.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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New Tech Partnership to Boost Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C – a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming – have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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- South Asia