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Ascent Capital fund closes with USD 88 million

Ascent Capital has closed its Myanmar-focused fund after raising USD 88 million over two years. The Singapore-registered, Myanmar-facing firm launched the Ascent Growth Myanmar Fund (AGMF) in the first quarter of 2018 with a goal of between USD 50 an

Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …

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