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Indonesia’s shrinking middle class is pushing businesses to adapt
Entrepreneurs entering the market must find their niche.
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Southeast Asia
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Macro
Malaysia and Singapore are entering the friend zone with Johor SEZ
The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone aims to attract 100 projects in a decade.
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Crypto
Malaysia to crypto exchanges: Get licensed, or get out
Bybit’s Malaysian users have logins disabled in crackdown on unlicensed firms.
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Investing
Southeast Asia needs billions to hit its climate goals. Will investors deliver?
Blended finance: The buzzword that might fix the region’s climate financing gap. Or not.
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Crypto
Trump’s crypto promises have Asia’s Gen Z hooked
The US presidential election changed the game.
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Markets
SingPost drama shows why whistleblowing matters
It’s a vivid reminder of why investors should pay attention to corporate governance.
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Markets
Are Southeast Asia’s businesses safe from little Marco’s big stage?
Your Christmas bargain hauls from Temu and Shein may get more expensive.
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Markets
SingPost shares plunge after drama in staid Singapore
Firm fires three executives for ‘gross’ negligence.
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Investing
Is investing in Southeast Asia’s durians a thorny play?
The region’s agriculture sector is hungry for funding. Here’s how to get into the field.
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Fintech
Why Southeast Asia’s fintechs are making moves in the Middle East
The region’s fintechs are spreading their wings.
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Southeast Asia
A tech winter? Not in tropical Indonesia, says VC firm East Ventures
The firm has backed more than 300 tech companies in Southeast Asia.
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Macro
Indonesia’s VAT hike is another blow for business
The VAT rise to 12% comes hot on the heels of an increase to the minimum wage.
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Macro
What tariffs? Indonesia business is taking a chill pill over Trump 2.0
Local businesses are not too fazed by Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
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Southeast Asia
Vietnam puts Temu on ice to give local businesses a break
Chinese online retailer to suspend operations after failing to meet a government deadline.
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Fintech
Throw the accountant in the pool: How Moses Lo brought Silicon Valley to Southeast Asia
Lo tells Money Moves how he built his fintech unicorn Xendit by drawing on advice from mentors in Asia and the US.
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Macro
Indonesia business owners get sucker punched
The minimum wage-VAT combo is not what local businesses ordered.
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Markets
Jakarta joins Mumbai in the correction club
Stocks in these fast-growing economies have dropped 10% from a September peak.
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Big Tech
China’s Oppo is teaching Apple and Google a lesson about Indonesia
Going local helps a lot in Southeast Asia, the US giants find out the hard way.
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Southeast Asia
How Gojek co-founder Kevin Aluwi would do it today
The startup hype in Southeast Asia is dead. To get funded, get real.
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Fintech
Fraud and Failure: Indonesia’s P2P sector takes another hit
Fraud, stalled payments, and vanishing CEOs.
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Markets
High-stakes trading comes to Indonesia’s markets
The Asian country is betting on derivative products despite a crackdown in India.
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Asia braces for Trump tariffs: Who wins and who loses?
India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia could become collateral damage. Or not.
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News
Indonesia P2P mess: Lending a hand or losing it all?
Investree, a big dog in Indonesia’s P2P lending scene, just died an ugly death.
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Deep Tech
Singapore’s got deep pockets for deep tech
The city state is splashing $332 million to maintain its lead in Southeast Asia.
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AI
Indonesia’s Telkom dials into data center race
State-owned firm uses AI to make every penny count.
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Deep Tech
Space tech is no longer sci-fi. It’s big money.
Venture capital may be slowing down in Asia, but space tech is getting ready to blast off.
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News
There’s so little tech $$$ in SE Asia, even VCs are quitting
Entrepreneurs, it’s time to mend those bootstraps.
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News
Are startups in Southeast Asia really all that?
Southeast Asia startups lag their peers in China and India on this metric.
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AI
Want to invest in AI startups at a bargain? Head to Southeast Asia
There’s a lot happening in Southeast Asia, including in AI.
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