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eFishery Secures $200 Million Funding, Becomes Indonesia’s First Aquaculture Unicorn

ReadWriteStart

The funding will be critical in supporting eFishery’s ambitious plans to expand its operations both within Indonesia and internationally. Only China has a larger fishing and aquaculture industry than Indonesia does; Indonesia’s industry is currently ranked in second place. The remarkable annual output of 5.8

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Southeast Asia Startup Ecosystem Continues to Prosper Post-Pandemic

ReadWriteStart

As per a report by Google, Temasek Holdings, and Bain & Company, as many as 40 million people in six countries across the region — Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand — came online for the first time in 2020. The trade war between the United States and China could also help.

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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Spanning halfway round the globe – from Turkey to the United Arab Emirates to India, South East Asia and China – the book brings one on a fascinating tour of the complex business characteristics governing our neck of the woods. Let me highlight some of the book’s fascinating themes: Growth of Middle-Class Consumers.

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VC Cafe - Untitled Article

VC Cafe

India was a major market for Blackberry (like Indonesia), but the youth segment abandoned RIM for Android. The next largest carriers are Vodafone, Idea, Reliance, Tata Teleservices, Aircel, MTNL and BSNL (both majority government owned), Uninor, MTS, Videocon and Loop Mobile.

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How has the price of currency fluctuated as a result of COVID-19?

The Startup Magazine

The coronavirus outbreak has had a dramatic impact on the value of international currencies, with this having been exacerbated by the various quantitative easing measures imposed by various governments. before the end of 2020, down from its initial forecast of +4.8. in the remaining months of 2020.

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How to raise money for your startup from VCs and investors in Asia

The Next Web

Singapore is by far the most developed behind those big three markets with government schemes attracting over a dozen early stage firms to set up shop here (e.g. the large government-linked corporations setting up their own venture arms (e.g. Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam each have a couple of very good VC firms.

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Why You Might Consider Moving Abroad to Start Your Business

The Startup Magazine

In fact, many governments offer great incentives for those with a great idea, and you could be given a significant boost right from the start. As of 2019, the lowest labor costs currently stood in Vietnam, India, and Indonesia. Your overseas expansion business might be able to fit in perfectly! You might receive great incentives.

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