Singapore, Apr 8 (PTI) Singapore on Wednesday announced a 30-million Singapore dollar investment in the agri-food industry to speed up the production of commonly consumed food items like eggs, vegetables and fish during the coronavirus crisis. Called the 30x30 Express grant, it aims to strengthen Singapore''s food security, as part of its goal of meeting 30 per cent of the…
The world’s largest investment funds – controlling a mammoth US$37 trillion in assets – are failing to bring their portfolios in line with the Paris climate goals, new analysis showed on Wednesday. The funds control portfolios containing a fifth of the total value of world capital markets, yet their investments in sectors such as cars and coal puts them “significantly…
Singapore-based wastewater treatment startup Hydroleap has secured S$2.6 million (US$1.9 million) in a funding round led by Wavemaker Partners. Other investors including Enterprise Singapore’s Seeds Capital and 500 Durians (500 Startups’ Southeast Asia fund) also participated in the round. Founded by Mohammad Sherafatmand, Hydroleap provides a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for wastewater treatment, which is traditionally done by adding…