FeaturedHealthcareMalaysia’s HealthMetrics raises $5 mn to expand its footprint in SE AsiaPritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2020 The funding round was led by ACA Investments, a Japanese fund management firm... Read more
EconomyFeaturedRHB Investment Bank forecasts Malaysia’s GDP to grow by 7% y-o-y in 2021Pritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 2, 2020 Previously, RHB forecasted a GDP growth of 4% y-o-y... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceDelta Insurance to launch cyber insurance across UK and EuropePritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2020 PerCy is being launched in partnership with Prospect Insurance Brokers... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsSingapore-based GLP raises $1.3 bn for pan-European logistics fundPritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2020 The fund is called GLP Europe Income Partners II... Read more
AviationFeaturedFounders of Indonesia’s Lion Air plan to launch a new airlinePritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiOctober 1, 2020 Reportedly, the new airline is a project undertaken by Lion’s founders including Rusdi Kirana... Read more
Asset ManagementFeaturedEuropean asset managers’ average assets fell by 1.5% in H12020Pritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 Moody’s found that European asset manager’s EBITDA dropped to 27%, from 30% in H22019... Read more
FeaturedHealthcarePfizer agrees to buy 9.9% stake in China’s CStone PharmaceuticalsPritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 Pfizer agreed to buy 115.93 mn new shares of CStone at HK$13.37 apiece... Read more
EconomyFeaturedThailand’s economy may not contract by 8.5% as earlier predictedPritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 The contraction could be also less than the 7.8% predicted by the central bank... Read more
FeaturedLogisticsNurminen Logistics launches rail freight service from Finland to ChinaPritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 30, 2020 The route will connect Finland's capital Helsinki and Chongqing in China... Read more
FeaturedFintechUK-based fintech Acin secures $12 mn funding to fuel expansionPritam BordoloiSeptember 29, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 29, 2020 The round was led by Notion Capital... Read more