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China-Russia Investment Fund to sink in $1.28 billion in Russia’s Tushino Project Technology Park

The joint venture is aimed at coming up with solutions and implementing breakthroughs in advanced technologies. On Tuesday, in a joint announcement China’s Tus-Holdings along with Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) stated they plan on a joint tech collaboration which will see them investing $1.28 billion in Russia’s Tushino Project Technology Park. In its statement, RCIF…

SoftBank Group deepens investment in Yahoo Japan by $2 billion

The 3-way deal, ahead of SoftBank’s planned listing of its domestic telecoms unit – likely to be the largest Japanese IPO in nearly two decades, could boost demand for online shopping and mobile payments among Japan’s tech-savvy shoppers. In a move that sees Japan’s SoftBank Group tightening its grip over Yahoo Japan, the conglomerate disclosed…

Robert Bosch GmbH partners with Mojio to tap digital services for connected vehicles

The partnership aims to collect data from vehicle communication, crash detection, and diagnostics and provide big-data analytics to corporate clients, insurers and emergency responders. In a statement, German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH and Canadian startup have said, the two firms have teamed up to collaborate on a wide spectrum of digital services in the…

Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures to invest, oversee and manage investments in fintech sector

The move underscores the growing importance of technology in the banking sector. On Wednesday, Standard Chartered disclosed that it has established a business unit which will promote innovation and which will invest in financial technology. While one part of SC Ventures, its business unit which will include internal consultants to help resolve issues with the…

Auto1 shelves IPO plans in the wake of an investment from SoftBank

SoftBank’s Vision Fund has invested $561 million in Auto1. On Monday, Auto1, a German used-car dealing platform stated that having received an investment of $561 million (460 million euro) from Japan’s SoftBank, the pressure to tap revenues through an initial public offering (IPO) for its pan-European growth plans, has eased significantly. The SoftBank Group, invested…

French insurer AXA confirms commitments to 2020 financials midst management reshuffle

While confirming AXA sticking to it’s financial targets for 2016-2020, CEO, Thomas Buberl, has unveiled an intrinsic operating model that simplifies and refocuses the firms resources so as to boost shareholder’s value. On Tuesday, French insurer AXA confirmed that it was on on the path to meet its key 2020s financial targets thus extending the…

With Toyota AI Ventures, Toyota aims to investment in technology revolving around AI, autonomous mobility, data and cloud computing

Although Toyota AI Ventures aims to spread its investments worldwide, Israel’s penchant for excelling in high technology areas has increasingly drawn global attention to its startups. Following Toyota Motor Corp’s venture arm leading a $14 million investment in Israeli robotics company named Intuition Robotics earlier in July, the Japanese giant is looking to further invest…

Global investors scouring for deals in India’s lucrative solar power market

Global investors, including pension funds, are attracted to India’s burgeoning solar power market likes bees to honey. Some of the world’s biggest pension funds are increasingly drawn to India and are scouting for deals in green investments. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has set a target of $100 billion in investment in the next five…