Analysis
Analysts foresee electric vehicles to gain tractions in Malaysia
Analysts have foreseen electric vehicles (EVs) to gain tractions in Malaysia underpinned by EVs-related investment in the country.
MIDF maintains positive outlook on Malaysia’s data center despite alleged Nvidia chip breach
MIDF Research has on Thursday maintained its positive outlook on Malaysia's data center despite news reports have surfaced, alleging that Chinese firms were training their artificial intelligence (AI) models at a data center in Malaysia that are powered by Nvidia chips.
S&P affirms Grab Holdings ‘BB-‘ rating with stable outlook
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Singapore-based mobility, delivery, and digital financial services provider Grab Holdings 'BB-' rating with stable outlook as it sees the firm can absorb $1.5 billion bond issuance.
TNGlobal Tracker: startup funding snapshot for April 2025
Southeast Asia’s startup funding landscape saw a remarkable rebound in April 2025. The region recorded $439 million across 9 funding rounds, marking a 334.7 percent surge from March 2025’s $101 million and a 218.1 percent increase from $138 million in April 2024.
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for May 2025
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for May 2025 indicates a sharp decline in funding activity. Total funding stood at $128.8 million across 16 rounds, which represents a 70.70 percent drop from April 2025 and a 26.42 percent decline from May 2024.
Maybank sees stable-to-improving competition in the mobility segment in Indonesia and Singapore
Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday that it sees stable-to-improving competition in the mobility segment in Indonesia and Singapore.
Maybank sees Indonesia’s new logistic regulation to benefit third-party players
Maybank Investment Bank said Wednesday that Indonesia's new logistics rules to benefit third-party logistic providers.
Analyst: Malaysia’s data center interest revives after US AI regulation rollback
The overhang on the data center theme in Malaysia has eased for now, after the United States scrapped its artificial AI diffusion rules that were proposed during the wane of the Biden Administration, RHB Investment Bank said Monday.
IDTechEx: AI chips for data center and cloud to exceed $400B by 2030
By 2030, IDTechEx forecasts that the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, commercialization of AI, and the increasing performance requirements from large AI models will perpetuate the already soaring market size of AI chips to over $400 billion.
TNGlobal Tracker: Startup Funding Snapshot for March 2025
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Monthly Funding Tracker for March 2025 reflects a slight upward move in funding during the month. Total funding amounted to $99.5 million across 22 rounds, marking a rise of 10.31 percent compared with February 2025 and an 82.1 percent decline from March 2024.
