Southeast
South-east Asia’s polymer production crisis worsens as US-China trade shift looms
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s petrochemical industry is facing a double whammy of weakening export demands and potential import surges, as trade tensions could redirect US polymer to the region’s already-saturated...
South-east Asia’s polymer production crisis worsens as US-China trade shift looms
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s petrochemical industry is facing a double whammy of weakening export demands and potential import surges, as trade tensions could redirect US polymer to the region’s already-saturated...
Ringgit may gain most in South-east Asia on exporter conversion
[HONG KONG] Malaysia’s ringgit stands to gain the most among its South-east Asian peers if the nation’s exporters convert their overseas earnings to the local currency, thanks to the...
Potential solar boom in South-east Asia an opportunity to invest in storage systems
[SINGAPORE] In the face of punishing solar tariffs from the US, South-east Asia has a silver lining: a glut in the supply of photovoltaic panels could make solar projects...
South-east Asia may see most gas projects approved in a decade
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia could this year see the highest number of final investment decisions on gas projects in a decade, which could potentially boost output by 18 per cent,...
China’s CICC eyes Middle East, South-east Asia in global push
[NEW YORK] China International Capital Corporation (CICC), one of the nation’s largest brokerages, is seeking to tap the growing demand for cross-border financial services in the Persian Gulf and...
Revolut Singapore in the black, targets South-east Asia
[SINGAPORE] Neobank Revolut announced that its Singapore operations turned profitable, amid a continuing streak in the black for the wider company in its annual report released on Thursday (Apr...
Malaysia’s ZUS Coffee to add 200 new South-east Asia stores, including six in Singapore
[KUALA LUMPUR] Coffee shop operator Zuspresso plans to open nearly 200 new stores in South-east Asia this year, after surpassing Starbucks as Malaysia’s largest coffee chain within five years...
