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Spotting opportunity in Southeast Asia’s capital markets

Southeast Asia’s capital markets are buzzing, making them hot favourites with global investors. But be warned: some big obstacles are expected in the months ahead, testing the ability of issuers and investment banks to get deals over the line.
The abrupt departure of the US NGO fund from military-run Myanmar leaves a vacuum for microfinanciers.

How Amartha is tackling Indonesia’s financial inclusion problem

Indonesia was recently re-ranked by the World Bank as an upper middle-income country, even though as many as 100 million Indonesians remain unbanked. Andi Taufan Garuda Putra tells Asiamoney how his Amartha microlending platform is bringing them into the financial system.

Where India’s payments infrastructure goes next

Two new platforms show how India is building on top of its digital foundations.
The abrupt departure of the US NGO fund from military-run Myanmar leaves a vacuum for microfinanciers.
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