by Jukka-Pekka Karppanen | Nov 14, 2024 | China, ASEAN, Asia, Business, Economy, Investment, Manufacturing, Partners
China Plus One Strategy Leveraging ASEAN for Resilient Growth and Strategic Advantage Amid trade wars and geopolitical uncertainty, the China Plus One Strategy helps businesses strengthen their strategic positioning, enable growth, and improve stability By Antti...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 30, 2024 | Economy, Indonesia, Inflation, Investment, News
Analysts are warning that Indonesia’s economy could start overheating if President Prabowo Subianto goes ahead with his plan to push the country’s gross domestic product growth to 8% per year. An overheating economy, when GDP grows unsustainably, could lead to...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 28, 2024 | Business, Economy, Investment, Laos, News
During the first nine months of 2024, Vientiane’s five special economic zones (SEZs) attracted investments from 39 new domestic and foreign companies, totaling USD 622.59 million in capital investment and USD 224.51 million in registered capital. This exceeds the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 16, 2024 | News, Digitalization, Investment, Technology, Thailand
Thailand can potentially become a digital asset hub if strategic policies are implemented. Meanwhile, clearer regulations and greater institutional investment are driving the cryptocurrency market to new highs this year, according to the Thai Digital Asset...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 14, 2024 | Asia, Business, Economy, Investment, News
Asia’s high-net worth (HNW) market will reach 10-20% growth in the next 2-5 years, higher than before the pandemic, insurers and brokers in Singapore and Hong Kong predict. Swiss Re reports that the optimism stems from the belief that emerging Asia will outperform...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 5, 2024 | Energy, Environment, Indonesia, Investment, News, Sustainability, Technology
The Indonesian government has relaxed the local content requirements (LCR) for developing electricity infrastructure to attract funding for renewable energy projects from international development banks. Indonesia is targeting a renewable energy mix of 23% by 2025,...
