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06-Feb-18 Malaysia's IHH is said to be competing with Singapore sovereign fund Temasek Holdings to acquire a controlling interest in India's Global Health for an estimated value of around INR5,800 crore (USD904 mn). [image: The Malay Mail Online]
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06-Feb-18 Myanmar is stepping up efforts to draw investment into its healthcare sector in an effort to reduce the 80% out-of-pocket spending through insurance investments, and also to launch 10 new hospitals a year funded by international investors. [image: Zarni Phyo / The Myanmar Times]
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01-Feb-18 India has announced an ambitious health insurance scheme, which will initially cover 100 million poor families, provide USD7,825 in medical coverage for each family annually and offer a safety-net for millions who struggle to afford medical care. [image: BBC News]
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27-Jan-18 RuPay will provide health information and discounts to all its customers according to its agreement with India’s largest health care network, Oxxy, with over 200,000 hospitals, diagnostics and pathlabs across 1,500 cities in India. [image: ET Healthworld]
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24-Jan-18 Alibaba's Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund is a RMB2.2 bn fund to support startups in Taiwan accessing e-commerce customers in new ways. Asia’s e-commerce industry is projected to grow by 12% annually, and to be worth over USD2.1 tn by 2021. [image: Technode]
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