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18-May-19 Chinese investment in Latin America increased by over USD15 bn in the first half of 2018. Although only Ecuador and Venezuela are part of the Belt and Road Initiative, Brazil and Argentina have also received investments from Chinese tech companies.
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15-May-19 Indian online grocery delivery start-up Grofers has secured USD200 mn from investors led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund, in the USD100 bn investment vehicle’s latest bet on India's technology sector. Grofers claims to have achieved annual revenue of USD400 mn. [image: Reuters / Issei Kato / File Photo]
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25-Apr-19 Media and entertainment company CMC has partnered with Discovery to develop content for preschool children and create theme parks in China, as demand for quality family entertainment rises. [image: SCMP]
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24-Apr-19 After a freeze on video-game approvals in 2018, Chinese officials have issued new guidelines that point to fewer titles and blander content. Fewer than 800 were approved in the first quarter to Mar-19, down from nearly 2,000 in 2018. [image: Getty Images / Towfiqu Photography / Zawya]
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22-Apr-19 The wave of M&A in GCC financial services is needed to raise efficiencies and build the scale required to increase investments in financial technology, as payment solutions are increasingly enabled by fintech, according to Rishi Kapoor, co-CEO of Investcorp. [image: ADCB / Handout via Thomson Reuters Zawya]
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