Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTEĀ plans to create a 1.2 billion Yuan ($180 million) investment fund to help private technology, media and communications start-ups, as well as to diverse its business interest.
The company, in collaboration with other investors, said it will set up the SuzhouĀ Partnership fund to invest in equity, assets and shares in firms that demonstrate growth potential, āenhancing the competitiveness of the groupās main businessā, according to an announcement from ZTE on Wednesday.
TheĀ firm will control around 25 percent of the new fund, with 75 percent to be owned by the other investors.
The Chinese technology giant enjoyed a growth in its first quarter profits of sixteen percent despite an ongoing prove in the United States into allegations it broke sanctions against Iran, by shipping millions of dollars worth of US hardware and software into the country.
SOURCE: Reuters.
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