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While the stocks have a bearish sentiment at this time, the projection for the future has been keeping many investors optimistic about the Chinese markets.The current Chinese political makeup has stirred a massive slump in the stocks of the top tech companies in the country. After Monday’s trading session, the shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (HKG: 9988) dropped 11.42% to HKD61.65, Tencent Holdings Ltd (HKG: 0700) slid by 11.43% to end the day at HKD206.20 while delivery giant, Meituan...
Read More »Big Chinese Companies Asking for Loans to Fight Coronavirus
More than 300 Chinese firms including Meituan Dianping, China’s largest food delivery company, and smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp are seeking for bank loans totaling at least 57.4 billion yuan ($8.2 billion) to soften the impact of the coronavirus.Approximately 300 Chinese companies are in search of bank loans amid rising concerns on the coronavirus spread.The total of loans banks are asking for is around 57.4 billion yuan ($8.2 billion).The sources told Reuters that the government has totally...
Read More »Opera’s Fintech Startup OPay Raises $120 Million From Chinese Investors
In recent news, OPay has raised $120 million on a series B round backed by Chinese investors. Their primary initiative for the fundraise is to scale in Nigeria and expand its payments service to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa. The series B round investors, as mentioned above, were mainly from China. The companies include Meituan-Dianping, GaoRong, Source Code Capital, Softbank Asia, BAI, Redpoint, IDG Capital, Sequoia China, and GSR Ventures. In June 2019, OPay also raised $50 million.Opera,...
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