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BII launches $1.5B new climate initiative for Asia
British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution and impact investor, has on Thursday launched $1.5 billion new climate initiative for Asia.
Southeast Asia private equity market falls 10% to $14B amid exit constraints
Southeast Asia’s private equity market remained subdued in 2025, with total deal value declining about 10 percent year-on-year to $14.3 billion across 84 transactions, according to the "Southeast Asia Private Equity Report 2026" report conducted by Bain & Company.
Solar and EV dominate Southeast Asia’s $1.8B energy transition funding
Southeast Asia’s energy transition is being shaped by a strong tilt towards solar power and electric vehicles (EVs), which together captured nearly 90 percent of the region’s funding, highlighting both momentum and structural gaps in the ecosystem, according to a report by Tracxn.
Southeast Asian startups total funding surges 110 percent year on year to $2.8B in Q1 – Tracxn
Southeast Asian startups raised a total of $2.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a surge of 146 percent compared to $1.1 billion raised in the fourth quarter of 2025, and a jump of 110 percent compared to $1.3 billion raised in the first quarter of 2025, Tracxn said Wednesday.
Asia Pacific to drive two-thirds of global retail growth as agentic AI gains momentum
The Asia Pacific region is expected to generate around two-thirds of the world’s new retail sales over the next five years, driven by a consumer base of more than 4.3 billion people, 18 megacities, and a rapidly expanding middle class.
Southeast Asia’s Ecommerce market up 22.8 percent year on year to $157.6B in 2025 – Momentum Works
Southeast Asia’s ecommerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew 22.8 percent year-on-year in 2025 to reach $157.6 billion in 2025, as leading platforms returned to growth while continuing to improve infrastructure, fulfilment, and customer experience, Momentum Works said Tuesday.
BMI sees Batam emerging as compliance-led data center hub, while Jakarta retains structural dominance
Indonesia’s data center sector is entering a structurally differentiated growth phase, with Batam increasingly positioned as a regulatory compliance and Singapore-linked overflow hub, while Jakarta continues to anchor core hyperscale and enterprise demand, according to BMI Country Risk and Industry Research.
Southeast Asia’s IPO proceeds jump 174 percent year on year to $1.8B in first quarter
Southeast Asia saw a total of 14 initial public offerings (IPOs) that raised $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 48 percent decline in volume but 174 percent increase in proceeds compared with 27 IPOs raising $700 million in the first quarter of 2025, EY said Monday.
Ride-hailing service GSM launches electric mobility platform in Indonesia, Philippines
Green and Smart Mobility (GSM), the ride-hailing service under the ecosystem of Vietnam's conglomerate Vingroup, has launched its shared business platform, Green SM Platform, in Indonesia and the Philippines.
