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Indonesia proposes crowdfunding to co-finance new capital
The Indonesian government is not ruling out the use of crowdfunding to raise funds for the development of the planned new capital Nusantara in...
Asian Development Bank to assist Indonesia in setting up its new capital
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will support Indonesia in setting up its planned $32-billion capital city on Borneo island by "mobilising" financing and assessing...
Japan’s SoftBank decides against investment in Indonesia’s new mega-capital
Japanese investment management giant SoftBank Group will not invest in Indonesia’s project to relocate its capital city from Jakarta to Borneo island, the company’s...
Singapore online car sales startup Carro gets $360 million from SoftBank, venture funds
Online car sales portal Carro, founded and headquartered in Singapore and also operative in Indonesia, Malaysia and...
SoftBank to invest up to $40 billion in Indonesia’s new capital – Tony Blair joins as adviser
Japan’s conglomerate SoftBank is offering to invest $30
billion to $40 billion in the development of the planned...
Softbank pledges to invest in Indonesia’s new ‘smart capital’
Masayoshi Son, CEO of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group,
revealed plans to invest in Indonesia's new capital and to...
How SoftBank could have created real economic value
Navonil Roy
The SoftBank playbook for its Vision Fund has been mainly focused on investments in digital service...
Ride-hailing firm Grab to invest “substantially” in Indonesia
Singapore-headquartered ride-hailing firm Grab said on March 7 that it has secured $1.5 billion in fresh financing from a fund run by Japan’s SoftBank...
Indonesia’s Tokopedia raises $1.1 billion from Alibaba, Softbank
Indonesia’s leading e-commerce portal Tokopedia said on December 12 it has raised $1.1 billion in funding from investors including Japanese tech holding SoftBank’s Vision...
Grab launches service in Cambodia, challenging Uber
Singapore-headquartered ride-hailing firm Grab on December 19 launched its services in Cambodia, making it the eighth country in Southeast Asia the company is now...
Grab starts service in Myanmar, secures $2.5b in new financial backing
Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab started full operations in Myanmar this week, launching localised apps with new safety and technology features after a four-month trial...
Grab plans $700-million-investment in Indonesia
Singapore-headquartered ride-sharing startup Grab has plans to invest $700 million in Indonesia over the next four years as part of its expansion plans in...
Survey: Asia-Pacific’s homegrown brands growing to regional giants
A new ranking by market researcher Nielsen and marketing network Campaign Asia Pacific, called Asia’s Top 1000 brands and released last week, gave insights...
Exclusive: Indosat CEO on challenges and successes in ever-changing tech world
Imran Saddique sat down for a quick-fire interview on the start-up ecosystem in Indonesia with the CEO of Indosat, Alexander Rusli. Rusli is no...
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Indonesia starts building its new capital
Indonesia has eventually broken ground on its new capital Nusantara to be constructed in East Kalimantan on Borneo Island with plans to complete the...