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India jumps to 100th spot on World Bank's Ease of Doing Business list
India jumped into 100th place on the World Bank's ranking of countries by Ease of Doing Business for the first ......
Finance
IFC ups India exposure with highest net addition in FY17
International Finance Corporation increased its investment commitments to India by 12% in the year through June 2017, as it backed ......
Finance
CreditAccess-backed microlender Grameen Koota readying for IPO
Bengaluru-based microfinance firm Grameen Koota Financial Services Pvt. Ltd is readying for an initial public offering, two persons familiar with ......
Infrastructure
IFC to invest $40 mn in Tata Cleantech
International Finance Corporation plans to invest $40 million (Rs 260 crore) in Tata Cleantech Pvt. Ltd, the World Bank’s private-sector ......
Finance
IFC commits $10 mn to Stellaris' debut venture capital fund
International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest $10 million (Rs 64.6 crore) in the first fund of Stellaris Venture Partners, ......
Finance
IFC to invest up to $40 mn in Au Financiers' housing finance arm
International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to invest up to $40 million (Rs 257 crore) in housing finance company Aavas Financiers ......
TMT
IFC to invest $10 mn in B2B firm Power2SME
International Finance Corporation, the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, will invest up to $10 million (Rs 64 crore) ......
Finance
SeedPlus' maiden $18 mn VC fund for India, Southeast Asia oversubscribed
Singapore-based Jungle Ventures’ seed-stage venture fund SeedPlus, which targets early-stage deals in Asia, has surpassed its target corpus of S$25 ......
Finance
IFC to invest $25 mn in LeapFrog's third fund
Emerging markets impact investment firm LeapFrog Investments Ltd has received a commitment of $25 million (Rs 161 crore) from International ......
Infrastructure
Solar power solutions startup Oriano gets $3 mn from Samridhi Fund
Oriano Solar, a Mumbai-based startup that specialises in turnkey solar solutions, has raised Series A funding worth $3 million (around ......