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29-Sep-19 The GCC market needs more scalable ideas combining real estate and technology to tap into future opportunities in proptech, and proptech entrepreneurship is still considered an underdeveloped market in the region. [image: Handout via Zawya]
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25-Sep-19 Vietnam-based BuyMed, the startup behind pharma distribution marketplace Thuocsi.vn, has secured USD500,000 in seed funding led by Singapore’s Cocoon Capital and VietCapital Ventures. BuyMed was founded in 2018 to simplify healthcare distribution in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. [image: BuyMed]
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18-Sep-19 Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications & IT and HR Development Fund will nationalise 14,000 jobs in the ICT sector, to help address youth unemployment. The program targets technical support, data analysis, project managers and call center functions. [image: REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed]
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19-Sep-19 Google is bringing Google Pay to businesses in India as it rushes to maintain its lead. “India has more than 60 million small and medium-sized businesses, however only a fraction of them support digital payments," said Ambarish Kenghe, product manager. [image: TechCrunch]
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16-Sep-19 Savings of up to 20 percent are in the offing for commuters with a new app in Singapore, backed by major transport players. The Zipster app will offer savings on public transport, private-hire cars and even shared electric cars. [image: Gin Tay]
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