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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the People’s Bank of China (PBC) reaffirmed their commitment to advance cooperation in green and transition finance between Singapore and China at the 3rd Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting on last Thursday.

Throughout the first half of 2025, Danantara Indonesia has strengthened its role in the global investment landscape by establishing various investment partnerships with several leading sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), including the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Future Fund Australia, and China Investment Corporation (CIC).

Malaysia-listed diversified energy conglomerate Meta Bright Group Berhad announced that its 100 percent-owned subsidiary Meta Bright Energy Sdn Bhd (MBE) has formalized a strategic joint venture with ChargeHere EV Solution Sdn. Bhd., an electric vehicle (EV) charging point operator, to accelerate energy business development in Malaysia.

The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) announced Monday that effective immediately, all exports, transships and transits of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips of US origin are subject to a Strategic Trade Permit.

The Ministry of Communications and Digital Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia (Komdigi) has officially anchored the establishment of Indonesia’s AI Center of Excellence — a national initiative aimed at accelerating the country’s AI competitiveness through a strategic collaboration with Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat), Cisco, and NVIDIA.

Malaysia has reached a major milestone in its energy transition roadmap with the launch of the hybrid hydro floating solar (HHFS) and green hydrogen hub in Terengganu on last Saturday.

Southeast Asia (SEA) initial public offering (IPO) capital market remains resilient in the first half with Malaysia and Indonesia take top spots, Deloitte said Friday.

VinFast Auto India, the subsidiary of Vietnam-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer VinFast, has entered into a strategic agreement with BatX Energies, an Indian clean-tech company, for high voltage battery recycling and repurposing.

Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia has inked a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), paving the way for financing opportunities aimed at accelerating Indonesia’s transition toward a green, digitally connected economy.

ICapital, the global fintech company, announced Thursday it has raised over $820 million with the completion of its latest financing round, bringing the company’s valuation to over $7.5 billion.