Finance In Asia

Malaysia has become one of Southeast Asia’s leading destinations for high-spec digital investment. But the buildout of data centres, AI...

Southeast Asia’s investment boom is masking a growing divide. The markets attracting the largest volumes of foreign capital are not...

Indonesia's free meals programme caused mass food poisonings, triggered a corruption raid on its own agency and consumed 44% of...

A formal Indonesian downgrade does not hit all investors simultaneously or through the same mechanism. Government bonds, IDX equity, private...

Indonesia's rupiah is at a record low. Its stock market is the world's worst performer in 2026. Credit default swaps...

Southeast Asian family offices are the world's most AI-committed investors at 88%. The conglomerates they own cannot execute on that...

Indonesia realised IDR 1,931.2 trillion in investment in 2025 - 101.3% of target, up 12.7% year-on-year. The commitment-to-disbursement gap remains...

Vietnam's manufacturing FDI hit a five-year high in 2025. The grid carrying it is funded at 40% of required capacity....

The factories are arriving. The power grid in Vietnam cannot keep up. The engineering graduates in Malaysia are not graduating...

In 2019, the global trading system imposed 55 discriminatory trade policies on companies operating inside it. By 2024, that figure...