Malaysia Debt Ventures tech fund to invest up to $954m
Government-owned Malaysia Debt Ventures (MDV) has launched its third fund with a view to investing up to MYR4 billion ($954 million) in technology companies across the next 20 years.
The fund will be raised through the issue of Islamic medium-term debt notes and is expected to back about 300 companies. About MYR100 million worth of projects across areas including robotics and e-commerce...
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