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TMT
Climate, sustainability to be priority for Speciale Invest's new fund
Speciale Invest, a venture capital firm focused on deeptech and software-as-a-service (SaaS) investments, is sharpening its focus on climate change, ......
TMT
Genral Atlantic eyeing $2 bn investment in India, SE Asia
Global private equity firm General Atlantic plans to plough $2 billion into India and Southeast Asia over the next two ......
Finance
Carlyle co-founder Rubenstein on renewable energy's prospects, debt deals and more
Fears about the future of energy assets have led to a sell-off, but this has created "very good opportunities" for ......
Finance
BlackRock joins emerging markets-focussed PE fund for climate change projects
A BlackRock-backed group aims to raise an initial $500 million for a private equity fund that will invest in climate ......
General
World's richest 2,000 people hold more wealth than poorest 4.6 bn combined: Oxfam
The world's richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid ......
People
'Fine but strained': Uber CEO on firm's relationship with former boss Kalanick
Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said the ride-hailing company’s relationship with former chief Travis Kalanick was “fine but strained”.Kalanick was ......
Finance
Consolidation may lead to 10-15 state banks, says govt adviser
A planned consolidation in India's state-run banking sector may lead to 10 to 15 lenders that are majority owned by ......
TMT
Only 8% entrepreneurial exits successful in India, 47% unprofitable: Survey
India has the lowest entrepreneurial exit rate among factor-driven economies and BRICS countries, a survey by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor said, ......
General
India Economic Summit begins, focus on digital transformation
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) are hosting a two-day India Economic Summit from Thursday ......
General
India climbs in WEF's rankings after 5 years of decline
In what will sound as good news to the Narendra Modi government, India has risen 16 spots on the World ......