Manila based institution, Asian Development Bank released an update of Asian Development Outlook on Wednesday which clearly stated that Asia will grow 6% this year and 5.8% next year. According to the report, China is expected to grow 6.6% and 6.3% in 2018,2019 where India is expected to grow 7.3% and 7.6% in the same period.
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Grab, NUS trial e-scooter sharing service, GrabWheels
A three-month trial has begun for Grab's e-scooter sharing service GrabWheels at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Kent Ridge campus.
E-scooters have been deployed across eight parking stations on campus in the pilot, which sees the new GrabWheels service being tested for the first time in Singapore, Grab said in a joint news release with NUS on Friday (Nov 23).
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New age WeWork Labs will not take equity in exchange for mentorship
With the goal of helping early-stage entrepreneurs move into the next stage of their startup journey, WeWork officially launched its ‘Labs’ programme in Singapore today, marking its first foray into Southeast Asia. The programme — which cannot be compared to an accelerator or incubator — is a for-pay programme that does not take any equity and works like a bespoke
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Indian health-tech startups bag all-time high funding of $510m in 2018
Venture capital investment in home-grown Indian health-tech startups in 2018 is at an all-time high with continuing investor interest, data from Tracxn Technologies shows.
So far, $510 million has been invested across 80 health-tech startups, led by medicine ordering website PharmEasy, which raised $115 million across three rounds this year. Other significant funding rounds include fitness startup Curefit raising $100 million
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MassMutual Ventures launches US$50M Southeast Asia focused fund
Boston-based venture capital fund MassMutual Ventures today announced the establishment of its US$50 million Southeast Asia-focused fund MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia (SEA).
“We made the decision just about a year ago to evaluate expanding into SEA and establishing a dedicated fund here. The primary rationale is just the tremendous opportunity that we see in the last several years, of entrepreneurs forming businesses and
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Huawei invests $23M to support incubating hub in Thailand and India
Huawei had announced the opening of its OpenLab in India with the focus on supporting Indian government rolls out its Smart Cities program and an overall digitization in the country using Huawei’s ICT capabilities. As reported by TechObserver.in, Huawei’s new center will function as an incubating hub for Huawei’s India and global market. A total of US$23 million is going
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Sigve Brekke Talks About Asia’s Digital Future
Asia as a whole is moving fast forward at a great pace. Bangladesh as a developing country has improved a lot in the information and communication technology sector. Grameenphone, the leading telecom company in the country has played a critical role in the improvement of digital sector in Bangladesh. Sigve Brekke, President and CEO of Telenor Group came to visit
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Asia Is Now Facebook’s Biggest Region In Terms Of Daily Active Users
Asia is now Facebook’s biggest region in terms of daily active users, shows new data today from the social network. With 396 million people across Asia using Facebook each day, the continent is now larger than the “rest of the world”. Facebook’s Asia users have rocketed by 57 percent in the past two years- far outpacing growth anywhere else.
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Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia Joins The Fintech Rush With $15M Fund
Indonesia’s Bank Central Asia (BCA) joins the fintech rush with a dedicated US$15 million venture fund. BCA is to own 100% of a new company, Central Capital Ventura, according to a stock exchange filing on Friday. CCV wants to invest in and collaborate with fintech companies that will support BCA’s financial service ecosystem as well as that of our subsidiaries.
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Global Urban Innovators – Apply Before February 15th
New Cities Foundation is always looking for path-breaking tech startups and social enterprises that are transforming their home cities and whose solutions could also be applied to other cities. The ultimate aim is to provide these Innovators in the urban sectors an international voice as change makers. Global Urban Innovators are an integral part of their mission to
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Mastercard Index of Consumer Confidence Published; Bangladesh Recorded The Largest Gain
The Mastercard Index™ of Consumer Confidence survey, which is conducted twice every year since 1993 just published the report of H2, 2016. It’s all good news for Bangladesh. Bangladesh recorded the largest gain in Asia Pacific of 11.2 points to 82.8 points – a significant improvement in overall consumer confidence compared to H1 2016 where it saw a relatively smaller increase of
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Netflix Competitor In Asia Hooq Raised Funding From Singtel, Sony, Warner
Hooq, a Netflix competitor in Asia, raised US$25 million from its existing investors Singtel Sony Pictures, and Warner. The streaming service – majority-owned by Singapore’s top telco – first launched in India, Thailand, and the Philippines in early 2015, later also taking on Indonesia and Singapore. This round takes Hooq’s total amount of funding to US$95 million.
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Taiwan-Based KKday Raised US$75M To Strengthen Its Position In Asia’s Online Travel Industry
Taiwan-headquartered online travel discovery platform KKday, has raised US$7 million in Series A+ funding, led by Monk’s Hill Ventures and AppWorks. Other investors who have co-invested in the round include Hong Kong-based Mindworks Ventures, Cathay Venture and Substance Capital (HK). The funds will be used to accelerate KKday’s international growth and strengthen its position in Asia’s online travel industry.
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Bangladesh Steps Down 2 Ranks On ICT Development Index
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) today published the 2016 version of the Measuring the Information Society (MIS) report. The MIS report has been published annually since 2009. It features the key ICT data and benchmarking tools to measure the information society, including the ICT Development Index (IDI). The IDI 2016 measured the level of ICT developments in 175 countries worldwide and compared
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ASEAN Angel Alliance (AAA) Created To Promote Cross-Border Investing
Angel networks from seven ASEAN countries- Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia- announced the creation of ASEAN Angel Alliance (AAA) at the Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN) second annual summit in Kuala Lumpur. The alliance is aimed to promote cross-border syndication and co-investment support, as well as intra-ASEAN investment in startups, particularly tech-based companies, and high growth business.
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Decision Making Tips For Startups
Decision making is very crucial for any startup. The decisions won’t only impact you but also the company’s direction. In the early years of your startup- decision making could be very daunting and even scary. You will have to be very patient throughout and make your decisions very calmly. Here are few tricks to help in your decision making.
Prioritize time
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