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Actis, a growth markets investor in sustainable infrastructure, has acquired a 100 percent stake in Barghest Building Performance (bbp), a Singapore-based energy-savings-as-a-service (ESaaS) provider for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in Asia.

AI transforms how the Asia-Pacific region manages solar intermittency, creating new entrepreneurial opportunities and driving innovation in renewable energy markets. As AI technologies continue advancing and data availability improves, even more sophisticated solutions will likely make solar power more reliable and economically viable.

Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has on Tuesday launched the Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide (SEDG) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions calculator for Small and medium enterprise (SMEs).

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed the first three asset managers under the Equity Market Development Program (EQDP) - Avanda Investment Management, Fullerton Fund Management and JP Morgan Asset Management.

Singapore-based lender DBS announced Tuesday that it is democratizing coaching for its workforce with the launch of iCoach, a generative AI-powered (Gen AI) platform developed in collaboration with Marshall Goldsmith, one of the world’s top executive coaches.

Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bursa Malaysia Berhad, has on Tuesday entered into a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) with UEM Lestra Bhd, a whollyowned subsidiary of UEM Group Berhad, to pilot Malaysia’s first Bilateral Energy Supply Contract (BESC) auction under the Corporate Renewable Energy Supply Scheme (CRESS).

The organizers of the HaiNan Southeast Asia AI Hardware Battle (HNSE AHB) today unveiled the top startups—and the 11 renowned investors, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem leaders who will evaluate them—set to converge in Lingshui for the 2025 Grand Finale on July 26, 2025.

A new study by ServiceNow has revealed a growing disconnect between enterprise ambition and execution when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia Pacific (APAC).

Zimbra, the global open-core email and collaboration platform, is strengthening Indonesia’s public sector cyber resilience through its partnership with PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI).

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS) — flagship comprehensive research university in Singapore, is committing S$150 million ($116 million) to launch the NUS VC Program to boost growth of deep tech start-ups.