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China's Baidu launches $145 million venture capital AI fund

Chinese search giant Baidu Inc will set up a venture capital fund of 1 billion yuan ($145 million) to back start-ups focused on content generated by artificial intelligence applications, it said on Wednesday.

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Bolsonaro ex-minister Guedes to launch green Brazil fund, sources say

Former Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes is preparing to launch a "green" investment fund along with prominent bankers and other members of former President Jair Bolsonaro's government, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Syngenta's IPO is more relief than triumph

Syngenta’s $9 billion Chinese market listing finally looks ripe. Concerns about its share sale size forced the Switzerland-based agrichemical giant to opt for a last-minute venue change. Sadly, few foreign investors are likely to join its Shanghai debut party.

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Vietnam's Mekong Capital plans Southeast Asia climate fund as early as 2024

Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital is looking to build a climate fund worth up to $200 million as early as next year, focusing on investments that will help with the regeneration of forests in the Mekong region.

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Italy plans state-backed fund to promote AI startups

Italy's government plans to set up an investment fund backed by state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to promote startups investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), cabinet undersecretary Alessio Butti said on Tuesday.

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Singapore's Temasek cuts pay for staff responsible for FTX investment

Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (TEM.UL) said on Monday it had cut compensation for the team that recommended its investment in the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, as well as for its senior management team.

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Aussie billionaires' solar spat enters new phase

The battle between two of Australia’s richest men for control of bankrupt renewables startup Sun Cable has ended in a whimper. On Friday Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-chief of technology company Atlassian, won the auction for the firm via his Grok Ventures fund, bidding less than A$100 million ($65 million) per an estimate by the Australian Financial Review . Surprisingly absent from the final bout was Squadron Energy, one of Fortescue Metals founder Andrew Forrest’s investment companies. Both were early investors in Sun Cable; their spat over its strategy plunged the firm into administration in January.

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Investors in UAE hospital chain Aster eye $300 million India stake sale

Investors in Aster DM Healthcare are in talks to sell a 30% stake in the company's India business for about $300 million, two sources with direct knowledge said, the latest potential deal in India's booming healthcare sector.

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