19-Sep-17 General Electric is keen to invest in Pakistan's health technology sector and considers Pakistan a ‘very important market’. Pakistan's Prime Minister said that Pakistan had been benefitting immensely from the expertise of the company. [image: The News]

19-Sep-17 Fintech and healthcare are the top categories to invest in Indonesia, with 67% of investors interested in fintech and 25% in healthcare. The two categories' investment value might soon outgrow oil and gas investment, says Google. [image: e27]

18-Sep-17  Singapore’s Temasek Holding acquired a INR1,000 crore (USD153 mn) 16% stake in Manipal Hospitals, which runs a hospital chain of around 5,000 beds, in a deal that values the private healthcare network at USD1 bn. [image: ET Healthworld]

15-Sep-17 There is a huge shortage of hospitals in India, particularly tertiary care outside tier 1 cities. MPs and health professionals from the UK and India discussed ties between India and UK at the India Healthcare Summit in London. [image: ET Healthworld]

15-Sep-17 Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has acquired a 10% stake in mattress maker Airweave for USD11 mn. It hopes to use Airweave's customer sleep data to develop products and services bespoke to the health needs of individual customers. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]