From Plantation Songs to Military Juntas, Purin Film Fund Backs Six Southeast Asian Projects

Six independent film projects from across Southeast Asia will share $160,000 in production and post-production support from the Purin Film Fund, the Bangkok-based nonprofit announced for its Spring 2026 session. Four projects received production grants. On the fiction side, “Dear Son An,” directed by Kim Quy Bui and produced by Le Diem Ha and Mai…

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Sources: banks are preparing to launch a $38B debt sale to fund Oracle data centers, including $23.25B for a Texas data center and $14.75B for a Wisconsin site (Jeannine Amodeo/Bloomberg)

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Kazakhstan and ValueLBH fund explore major investment projects

Shorouk Express Business Materials 13 August 2025 18:12 (UTC +04:00) Photo: Kazakh Invest Kazakhstan and the international ValueLBH Fund are considering joint investment projects worth $1.5 billion in key economic sectors, including transport, agriculture, energy, and high-tech manufacturing. During a high-level meeting, both sides emphasized long-term cooperation, with Kazakhstan offering favorable investment conditions…

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Uzbekistan, China strengthen mining sector co-op with fresh investment fund proposal

Shorouk Express TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 29. A meeting was held under the leadership of Omonullo Nasritdinkhodjaev, First Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Mining and Geology of Uzbekistan, with representatives from Chinese companies within the Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Uzbekistan, Trend reports. The primary topic of discussion was a proposal by the Chinese delegation…

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