Coral Capital closes third fund with $128M for startups in Japan

Coral Capital, a Tokyo-based venture capital firm, announced today that it has closed its third fund, Coral Capital III, raising $128 million (14 billion yen). Coral Capital’s total assets under management (AUM) is now $275 million. Limited partners in the vehicle include Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi Estate, Shinsei Bank, Pavilion Capital, Founders Fund, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, […]

Second AstraZeneca Vaccination Underway

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has begun the administration of the second dose of AstraZeneca vaccines to eligible persons in all 16 regions.
The exercise, which will end on September 4, is for persons 18 years and above who took their first AstraZeneca shot between March 10t…

Borrowing on Fuliza rises to Sh1.2bn daily

Borrowings from Safaricom’s overdraft service rose to Sh1.2 billion daily in the six months to June this year, signalling the income shortfalls that have pushed many Kenyans to rely on short-term expensive debts.
The amount of cash disbursed on Fuliza hit Sh220.38 billion over the six mont…

Sh13bn bad loan provision cuts lift bank profits

Kenya’s top nine listed banks slashed their provisions for loan defaults by a third in six months to June, defying Covid-19 hardships to raise their combined net earnings 72.5 percent to Sh66.5 billion.
KCB , Equity , Co-op Bank , I&M , Absa Bank Kenya , NCBA , Standard Chartered Bank …

ニューノーマルで本質的課題解決を実現する「デザイン思考」とそのステップ

新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID-19)がもたらした「withコロナ」のニューノーマル時代において、製造業にどのような変革が必要となるのかを考える本連載。最終回となる今回は、スモールスタートの前提として考えるべき本質的な「課題解決のステップ」について解説します。…