This conference will cover topics such as artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, cybersecurity, digital assets, insurance technology (insurtech), investing, payments, peer-to-peer (P2P) services and personal finance. The slate of speakers includes Chonladet Khemarattana, President of the Thai Fintech Association and CEO of investment advising firm Webull Thailand; Myrtle Anne Ramos, CEO of UAE-based blockchain
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MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Louis Dreyfus Company Borrowing $100m from ADB to On-lend to Small-scale Farmers to Boost Climate Resilience, COVID-19 Recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral institution based in the Philippines, recently agreed to lend USD 100 million to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a Netherlands-based firm active in agriculture, food processing and shipping. LDC plans to use the funds to finance “coffee, cotton and rice inventories” for 50,000 smallholder farmers who supply the firm’s operations in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. Among the goals of the project are to
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: TMB Bank Sells IFC $90m in Bonds to Support SMEs in Thailand
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, recently purchased USD 90 million in bonds from Thailand’s TMB Bank to support its lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This follows a