May 29, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Moscow Times 29 May 2013 National air carrier Aeroflot could soon take over one of three of its main competitors, Transaero, UtAir, or Sibir, a news report said Tuesday. No specific decisions have been made yet, but according to a government source, Aeroflot’s...
May 29, 2013 | Asia, China, East Asia, News, Southeast Asia
Business.inquirer.net 23 May 2013 MANILA, Philippines—Publicly listed Greenergy Holdings Inc. expects to start earning from its aggressive expansion program in China by the third quarter this year. Company president and CEO Antonio L. Tiu told the Inquirer Thursday in...
May 29, 2013 | Asia, East Asia, News, Southeast Asia
Japan Times 28 May 2013 SINGAPORE – Two major Japanese banks and the Singapore government concluded a deal Monday to help small and midsize Japanese businesses operate in Southeast Asia. The state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Mizuho Corporate Bank...
May 28, 2013 | News, Western Europe
Telegraph 23 May 2013 George Soros has put £50m into Hyperoptic, a start-up aiming to leapfrog Britain’s telecoms giants by building a fibre optic network that offers consumers internet access at least 10 times faster than currently available. The veteran investor’s...
May 28, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Moscow-based e-learning startup YaKlass has announced that it has secured a seed funding round from Latvia’s Data Pro Group, Russia’s Vesna Investment and entrepreneur Nikita Khalyavin, CNews.ru revealed last week. The amount of the investment...
May 27, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
VC Circle 24 May 2013 Chennai Villgro Innovations incubates startups, innovators and social entrepreneurs for early stage growth. Chennai based Villgro Innovations Foundation has invested an undisclosed amount in Windmill Health Technologies, a startup which creates...
