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President Prabowo Subianto’s US$230 billion Budget  targets economic growth of 5.8 to 6.5%.
Asean Business

Indonesia bets on bigger spending, tighter resource control to drive 2027 growth

Indonesia
View of Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has largely been cushioned from economic shocks arising from the Iran war by firm domestic demand, steady investments and export growth.
Asean Business

Malaysia's central bank upbeat as Q2 growth beats expectations

Malaysia economyBank Negara Malaysia
Prabowo used his second Independence Day speech to highlight his plan to secure more revenue from Indonesia’s natural resources.
Asean Business

New state firm’s role is to monitor key commodity exports: Indonesia’s Prabowo in national address

IndonesiaPrabowo Subianto
The Philippines is grappling with the weakest expansion and fastest inflation among South-east Asia’s biggest economies, after a graft scandal sapped confidence and the Iran conflict stoked price pressures.
Asean Business

Philippine central bank chief eyes less aggressive rate hikes

PhilippinesCentral banks

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Chinese firms are capitalising on Vietnam’s skilled workforce and growing industrial base.
Asean Business

Can Vietnam build an industrial powerhouse of its own?

2026-08-14T01:35:00.000Z
ThinkChinaUS-China trade
Marcelo Kaiser, chief operating officer of aviation for Aviareps, says: “There is no successful air hub without a strong national carrier behind it.”
Transport & Logistics

To become major hubs, South-east Asia’s new airports need strong national carriers

2026-08-13T23:00:00.000Z
AviationSouth-east Asia
Chang Beer, one of ThaiBev's key products. The company says the fall in beer sales comes from the effects of foreign exchange and a slowdown in the Thai market.
Asean Business

ThaiBev posts improved Ebitda despite revenue decline

2026-08-13T15:37:59.000Z
SingaporeThailand
The changes will take effect after the close of trading on Aug 31, says MSCI in its latest quarterly review.
Asean Business

MSCI drops S-E Asian heavyweights Sembcorp, GoTo and Ayala Land from global benchmarks

2026-08-13T04:54:37.000Z
MSCI
GoTo grappled with years of heavy losses due to competition against deep-pocketed rivals such as Grab. 
Asean Business

Ride-hailing firm GoTo cut from MSCI indexes in review

2026-08-13T03:11:00.000Z
GoTo Group
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul in June. They discussed ways to increase bilateral engagements and welcomed Turkey’s intent to increase its engagement with Asean.
Opinion & Features

Turkey’s upgrade to Asean dialogue partner offers both sides business opportunities

2026-08-16T04:00:00.000Z
TurkeyAsean
Far from a show of unilateral power, Japan’s growing defensive presence is the practical expression of a coalition working to protect a shared vision and safeguard shared trade routes.
Opinion & Features

Japan is emerging as a regional security power broker

2026-08-13T04:00:00.000Z
JapanDefence
Vietnam is Asean’s second-largest trading economy by goods turnover, with merchandise trade hitting a record US$930 billion in 2025.
Asean Business

Three bets behind Vietnam’s three-hub free-trade-zone network

2026-08-12T03:41:05.000Z
Vietnamfree trade agreements
Singapore consistently champions the open, rules-based order and the principle of Asean centrality that underpins regional and global stability.
Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Why Asean matters more than ever to the UK and Singapore

2026-08-10T23:15:00.000Z
New Global OrderAsean
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