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Industry players see room for private credit market to grow in South-east Asia
Private credit funds, where investors pool their capital to enable the fund manager to provide loans to companies, are seeing greater…
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Oiltek bags RM61.9 million in new contracts across South-east Asia and other global markets
This brings the group’s current order book to RM402.4 million, which is expected to be fulfilled over the next 18 to 24 months Vegetable…
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Exits to remain tough for South-east Asia private equity despite uptick in 2024
Private equity (PE) enjoyed upticks in deal value and number of exits in 2024, but the exit environment remains tough, a report by…
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Tariffs rip through South-east Asia stocks, sink Vietnam’s market
South-east Asian stocks and currencies fell after Asian emerging nations were given some of the biggest tariff increases by US President…
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High costs limit plastic recycling in South-east Asia: Bain
Plastic recycling in South-east Asia is limited by high collection and sorting costs, which can be 1.5 to two times the raw waste price,…
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Global funds exiting South-east Asia as Indonesia sell-off hurts safe haven appeal
Once touted as a haven for investors to navigate Donald Trump’s tariff wars, South-east Asia has all but lost that appeal as a region-wide…
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‘Significant’ investor interest in South-east Asia’s wellness real estate sector amid global boom: CLI
INVESTOR interest in wellness real estate is steadily on the rise and South-east Asia offers significant opportunities within its health…
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I Squared eyes DigitalBridge towers in South-east Asia: source
I SQUARED Capital is considering buying some of the assets of DigitalBridge Group’s South-east Asian telecom tower operator, according to…
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South-east Asia to see more private equity deals this year; healthcare, data centres in the spotlight
Participants expect activity in the region’s PE markets to gather pace after the number of deals last year surged to the highest since at…
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Coller Capital expands in South-east Asia’s private equity secondary market with Singapore office
The move extends the company’s commitment to the region as demand from institutional and private wealth investors rise…
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Singapore to play ‘pivotal role’ as financial flows shift to South-east Asia amid trade tensions: Citi
SINGAPORE is set to play a “pivotal role” as capital flows shift amid uncertainty, with the world grappling with potential trade tensions…
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Grab partners BYD to expand electric vehicle fleet offering across South-east Asia
GRAB is teaming up with Chinese carmaker BYD to provide up to 50,000 BYD electric vehicles (EVs) to its driver-partners across South-east…
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Macquarie investing arm hires Gabriel Ho for South-east Asia push
MACQUARIE Group has hired a new managing director as part of a push in South-east Asia for the firm’s investing arm. Macquarie Asset…
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Prospects for South-east Asia telcos may soften in 2025, but non-core operations could be monetised
Maybank analysts predict 3% year-on-year rise in sector’s mobile and fixed revenue, down from 4% in 2024 SOUTH-EAST Asian telcos have…
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Who’s pulling ahead in South-east Asia’s data centre race?
THE start of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has led to a global race among countries to build more data centres and ramp up their…
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Stability, rich talent pool in South-east Asia drive double-digit growth for Citi across inter-Asean trade corridors
Governments in the region are welcoming of supply chain shifts, says the bank’s co-head of corporate banking THE South-east Asia region is…
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Police in Finland arrest five suspects over separatist violence in southeast Nigeria
HELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Police in Finland said Thursday they had detained five suspects in connection with deadly violence in…
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Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for Southeast Asia
PHUKET, Thailand — Thailand’s landmark marriage equality bill has been endorsed by the monarchy, making it the first country in Southeast…
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Pope urges fight against extremism and climate change at Southeast Asia’s largest mosque
Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed to unite against religiously motivated violence and called for…
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China's BYD opens EV factory in Thailand, first in Southeast Asia
By Chayut Setboonsarng RAYONG, Thailand (Reuters) -China's BYD opened an electric vehicle plant in Thailand on Thursday, the auto maker's…
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Thailand Is About to Become the First Country in Southeast Asia With Marriage Equality
LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/Getty Images Thailand’s Senate has voted to approve a marriage equality bill, which will make the country the first in…
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Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to…