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A view of Singapore’s Central Business District, which supplies large parts of Southeast Asia with capital.

Start-up funding

“Capital is not neutral”

Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies – and to large communities that are underserved in terms of healthcare, banking or digital services. For Integra Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital fund, this is an o

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Without press freedom, darkness prevails: Streetlights have been turned off in Cairo during an effort to save energy in March.

Press freedom

What it means to be a journalist in President Sisi’s Egypt

For many journalists in Egypt, reporting means living with surveillance, intimidation and the constant fear of detention. A reporter describes how uncertainty has become part of everyday life under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Romita Ghosh, founder of MAAP  (Malnutrition Assessment and Action Plan).

India

Romita Ghosh uses AI to fight malnutrition

The Indian tech entrepreneur has founded a health start-up that makes it easy to screen children for growth deficiencies. One of the biggest challenges was gaining the trust of those in charge, as she explains in a short interview.

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In the Digital Monthly Edition 7/2026

Innovative businesses as drivers of change

A view of Singapore’s Central Business District, which supplies large parts of Southeast Asia with capital.
Start-up funding

“Capital is not neutral”

Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies – and to large communities that are underserved in terms of healthcare, banking or digital services. For Integra Partners, a Singapore-based venture capital fund, this is an o

Romita Ghosh, founder of MAAP  (Malnutrition Assessment and Action Plan).
India

Romita Ghosh uses AI to fight malnutrition

The Indian tech entrepreneur has founded a health start-up that makes it easy to screen children for growth deficiencies. One of the biggest challenges was gaining the trust of those in charge, as she explains in a short interview.

The Quizat office in Damascus.
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Syria’s start-ups: building innovation from the rubble

In post-war Syria, start-ups have learned to work around power outages, low bandwidth and fuel shortages rather than wait for normality to return. That makes them not just businesses but part of the country’s reconstruction.

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