Emerging Economies | March 02, 2018 |
There has been a lot of news at play in the Emerging Economies. As the year is unraveling, the startup scene in the emerging economies have also been showing what they are about: large numbers, resilient and full of spirit. The ecosystems showing more maturity with more players coming in.
This week in Emerging Economies Digest we have captured a cross spectrum of data, opportunities, ecosystems and conversation from an entrepreneur. Meanwhile, your Curator is also selected the the Curator of the Week by Startup Digest Team and that brings some happiness! http://blog.startupdigest.com/2018/02/28/meet-curator-week-rajesh-johnny/
Enjoy your Digest and share if you think we have done a good job.
Cheers.
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| | SHAMEL AZMEH - Project Syndicate As the global economy is transformed by new technologies, developing countries are at risk of losing out. While overcoming the resource constraints that limit developing countries' investment in the digital economy will not be easy, failing to do so will carry a steeper price. | | ASAE. With access to healthcare being one of the defining global issues of our time, Raman Singh is on the front lines. As CEO of pharmaceutical giant Mundipharma, he is working on many fronts to bring medications to populations in emerging markets who need them. "Healthcare should be a human right, not a privilege," says Singh. | | Gaurav Agrawal - Inc42 "The GDP today is $2.6 Tn, not something to laugh at. We are the third largest economy in the world. From 1991 to 2018, the GDP has grown at 8.7% CAGR every single year from 1991 to 2018. There's only China which has grown faster than us." | | Spandan Sharma - YOURSTORY Indonesian firm Go-Jek has raised $1.5 billion in its latest fundraising round, a 25 percent higher figure than its targeted figure of $1.2 billion. The round included a dozen investors like investment management firm BlackRock and tech giant Google, and brings Go-Jek's valuation up to $5 billion. Go-Jek began negotiating for the funding round in April 2017, and soon after received commitments from the likes of Tencent and JD.com in China, and finally Google in January 2017, alongside Chinese firm Meituan-Dianping and Singaporean sovereign fund Temasek. | | Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) announced the launch of Goodforce Labs, an innovative startup incubator focused on transforming ethical startups in the fields of Islamic economy and Halal industries into global success stories. The incubator will work to revitalize the Islamic ethical economy utilizing a deep venture building platform. This will be achieved by selecting a group of startups and small and medium enterprises and support them towards a USD 50 million in annual revenues and measurable social impact. | | VIETNAMNET Bridge A new year has come bringing with it, as usual, many new opportunities and challenges. Many entrepreneurs and researchers believe Vietnam will enjoy good growth this year, and they see good prospects for many sectors. Some of them talk about this and more with Viet Nam News. | | Angela Scott-Briggs - TechBullion. Over 85 foreign Fintech companies active in the regionMexico, Brazil and Colombia position themselves as the main Latin American destinations for foreign Fintech startups mainly from Europe and the United States.The segments of Payments and Remittances, Lending, Scoring, Identity and Fraud and Enterprise Technologies for Financial Institutions lead the offer of foreign Fintech in the region. | |
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