The Business Times
Evan See

Evan See

JOURNALIST

emailevansee@sph.com.sg
BT Global brings readers first-hand reporting and in-depth analysis on South-east Asian business intelligence, enabling regional and global audiences to better navigate the region’s fast-evolving economies.

The Business Times Global to officially launch on Jan 26, with focus on S-E Asia

The event will feature a dialogue with Minister Tan See Leng, founders of Kopi Kenangan and AI firm Amity

The Asean+3 region is expected to grow at a pace of 4% this year, slightly below the estimated growth rate of 4.3% in 2025.

Asean+3 growth to ease slightly in 2026 amid external uncertainty: Amro

Key downside risks include more tariffs, a global tech slowdown and financial market volatility

Maybank’s economists noted that the Philippines could see a boost in growth as the tourism sector picks up as a growth driver in the year ahead.

Maybank tips external demand, tourism as emerging growth drivers for the Philippines in 2026

Still, headwinds from US trade policy and political instability remain

China’s supply chains are steadily becoming more deeply ingrained in South-east Asian countries, a structural tailwind for the region even if the tariff gap closes.

Chinese exports to EU and S-E Asia will keep growing, and not just as transhipments

Economists say that US tariffs and supply chain integrations are setting up Chinese exports in the long run

President Donald Trump gestures during an interview with The New York Times in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The U.S. economy added more than half a million new jobs during President Trump’s first year since returning to office, a dramatic slowdown in hiring that underscored the ways in which his agenda may be exacerbating some of the strains facing American workers and employers. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
BT EXPLAINS

What’s at stake in the US Supreme Court’s tariff ruling today?

The levies are likely to be ruled unconstitutional, but Trump could still impose them through other routes, analysts say

Analysts have projected that humanoid robots could outnumber industrial robots on the factory floor by 2034.

Asia’s AI robotics race: China leaps forward while South-east Asia finds its footing

High costs and labour trends slow the pace of robotic adoption in South-east Asia

A model of oil pump jack stands next to a logo of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec, at the company's booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, China, September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

China Aviation Oil confirms Sinopec merger with parent CNAF

State administrators have given the nod for the merger following deliberation, says CAO

Ocean Metro Mall, a property in Dasin Retail Trust's portfolio. The trustee-manager could not convene AGMs in 2022 and 2023 as it was unable to obtain audited financial statements.

Subsidiaries of Dasin Retail Trust manager receive court summonses over Companies Act breaches

Charges involve failing to hold AGMs and lodge financial results for FY2022 and FY2023

The acquisitions will enable the group to build up a fleet to support higher production at its Triaryani coal mine and operations at its Marga Bara Jaya jetty. PHOTO: GEO ENERGY RESOURCES

Geo Energy buys majority stake in two Indonesian shipping companies for US$127.5 million

The deal’s completion follows an initial announcement in August 2025

Frasers Centrepoint Trust's retail portfolio includes malls such as Northpoint City Mall.

Frasers Centrepoint Trust secures S$400 million green loan facility

This involves term loan and revolving credit facilities from DBS, OCBC and Maybank

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