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ASEAN Business

Capital-hungry Indonesia to reduce hurdles for foreign investors

ST20251118_202550100893/osfit18/Brian Teo/Ovais Subhani/*EMBARGO UNTIL 6PM* Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong giving his closing remarks during the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership Joint Press Conference at the Shangri-La Hotel on Nov 18, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
Economy & Policy

Future of Investment and Trade Partnership agrees on supply-chain resilience efforts at first meeting

Johor’s RM91.1 billion tally far surpassed Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in the first nine months of 2025, cementing its position as Malaysia’s most dynamic investment corridor.
ASEAN Business

Johor leads Malaysia’s RM285 billion investment surge in 9M 2025

Although New World secured a record US$11 billion in loan refinancing earlier this year, the company needs funding to help reduce its debt load and maintain operations.
Property

New World’s talks with foreign investors stall over concessions

A Toyota Camry car is displayed at the India Innovation Summit – Innoverge 2025 in Bengaluru, India, Oct 10, 2025. Toyota is aiming to lift its share of the country’s passenger car market before the end of the decade to 10 per cent from 8 per cent currently, a sources said.
Transport & Logistics

Toyota steps up India expansion with new SUVs, rural push as profit surges

Toyota executive Hiroyuki Ueda said the company did not explicitly promise an investment of US$10 billion in the US, contrary to what President Donald Trump had claimed.
Companies & Markets

Toyota says it did not explicitly promise Trump new US$10 billion investment in US

A worker gestures at the gold processing plant of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM)’s Pongkor underground gold mine in Bogor, West Java, Oct 16, 2025. The biggest beneficiaries of FDI into Indonesia in the July-September period were the base metal, mining, transportation, warehouse and telecommunication industries.
ASEAN Business

Indonesia’s Q3 foreign direct investment down 8.9% on year, official data shows

The new Office for Investment: Financial Services will seek to attract investment to cities around Britain, finance minister Rachel Reeves said.
International

UK opens new concierge service in bid to woo more finance investment

The mutual fund sector's total asset under management stood at 838 trillion rupiah as at June 2025.
ASEAN Business

Indonesia plans looser foreign investment rules for mutual funds

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said the United States was committed to encouraging investment by companies from South Korea as one of the leading foreign investors in the US.
International

US to allow South Koreans to work at sites under temporary visas but clear solution elusive

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