TechnologySoftBank invests $150 mn in Didi Chuxing’s ride-hailing unit QingjuGBO CorrespondentApril 22, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 22, 202001795 The bike-sharing firm has raised more than $1 bn in its latest funding round
Top StoriesFacebooks eyes Indonesia with potential mobile payments launchGBO CorrespondentApril 21, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 21, 202001532 Facebook is planning to apply for a regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in partnership with three local fintech companies
Top StoriesSingapore’s Temasek invests in French insurtech AlanGBO CorrespondentApril 21, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 21, 202002282 The insurtech raised around $54.4 million in the funding round
Top StoriesDSOA offers relief package for stakeholders affected by Covid-19 pandemicGBO CorrespondentApril 20, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 20, 202001380 Exemptions, incentives, and flexible payment are offered to businesses, commercial tenants and residents in buildings owned by the authority
Real EstateReal estate investment in China down by 7.7% in Q12020GBO CorrespondentApril 20, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 20, 202001554 Property sales by floor area fell 26.3% year-on-year
Top StoriesShell to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2050GBO CorrespondentApril 17, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 17, 202001387 Shell's decision to achieve net zero emissions for all of its product manufacturing is in line with the Paris Agreement
Top StoriesNigerian fintech Paga joins Ping An Cloud Accelerator programmeGBO CorrespondentApril 17, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 17, 202001327 Paga enters the fourth cohort of the Ping An Cloud Accelerator, a five-month programme created by Ping An Group
Top StoriesIATA: Half of global airline business to disappear in 2020 due to Covid-19GBO CorrespondentApril 16, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 16, 202001418 IATA also forecasts that passenger revenues will decrease by $314 bn this year
Top StoriesUK-based fintech TransferWise launches operations in the UAEGBO CorrespondentApril 15, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 15, 202001375 TransferWise launched its money transfer service in the UAE
Top StoriesSharjah records 18,537 real estate transactions worth Dh3.6 bn in Q1GBO CorrespondentApril 15, 2020 GBO CorrespondentApril 15, 202001697 The transaction value has significantly dropped compared to Dh 5.2 billion in the same period last year