JAKARTA AND CANBERRA – TUESDAY 26 JULY 2022: In a first for the bilateral relationship, women leaders from some of the largest businesses in Indonesia and Australia will meet on Tuesday 26 July 2022 to discuss opportunities to deepen trade and investment ties between the two countries. Australia’s Chief Executive Women (CEW) and the Indonesia Business […]
VIETNAM, June 28, 2022 – Ascend Vietnam Ventures announced that it has exceeded its US$50M target for its flagship early-stage venture capital fund, AVV Alpha. Led by Binh Tran and Eddie Thai, the fund is seeking the next wave of globally iconic startups emerging from Vietnam. Tran and Thai have been investing together in Vietnam since […]
Manila, Philippines – On May 17, the Philippines investor and public policy community held an event to explore how a gender lens in policy and investment can advance the growth of women-led SMEs and bolster the Philippine economy. Investing in Women (an initiative of the Australian Government) and AVPN (a pan-Asian network for impact investors) co-hosted […]
The UN Women 2022 Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards, recognising leaders and business organisations promoting gender inclusivity and women empowerment, opened on 19 April 2022 with a callout for applications until June 30. The WEPs Awards, now on their third year, are organised by UN Women’s WeEmpowerAsia Programme, with the support of the European Union, and in partnership […]
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 13 April 2022 – Next Monday, on April 18, Vietnam’s investor community will join an event to explore how a gender lens in policy and investment can advance the growth of women-led SMEs and bolster Vietnam’s economy. With the growing recognition of women-led SMEs’ socio-economic contributions and to facilitate evidence-based reflection […]
Makati, Philippines, 1 March 2021 – The Australian Government in partnership with the Macquarie Group Foundation, through the Investing in Women RISE Fund, supported 13 women-led small and medium-sized enterprises, sustaining over 1,000 jobs during the pandemic. Economic disruptions caused by COVID-19 have disproportionately affected women. In April 2020, the Philippines registered a 17.7 per cent […]
