Southeast Asia

On 31 March 2026, Microsoft committed USD 1 billion to Thailand's AI infrastructure. The next morning, Thailand's leading business body...

Vietnam's long-awaited FTSE upgrade to Emerging Market status takes effect September 2026, triggering mandatory inflows of up to US$ 6...

Johor's emergence as Southeast Asia's hyperscale finance benchmark traces to a single 2019 decision in Singapore, and a US$ 900...

Malaysia's July 2025 tariff reclassification is forcing a structural rethink of hyperscale data centre financing - from pass-through clauses to...

Malaysia leads Southeast Asia's data centre boom, but a July 2025 power tariff overhaul has reset the cost base for...

The Philippines' US$40 billion BPO sector posted record growth in 2025. But 83% of revenue sits in contact centres, exactly...

Thailand approved three digital banking licenses in June 2025, targeting the nation's substantial underbanked population. We examine how these digital-only...

Singapore now hosts over 2,000 family offices managing S$120 billion in assets. But where is this capital actually flowing? We...

Indonesia's equity market gained 22% in 2025 and broke through the 9,000 barrier in early January 2026, outpacing regional peers...

The Philippines targets $800 billion GDP by 2030 and trillion-dollar status by 2033. Whilst policymakers fixate on electricity constraints, water...