We look at the foreign investment potential in Indonesia’s commodities sector, with a focus on nickel resources and EV battery manufacturing. Indonesia’s economic development strategy is being ...

Structuring a tax-efficient operating model in Malaysia requires foreign investors to consider more than corporate income tax rates and available incentives. The operating model adopted for Malaysian ...

The idea of Indonesia joining the BRICS group was raised over a decade ago, and Indonesia has participated in some BRICS meetings. Over the past two years, the concept of Indonesia officially joining ...

SpaceX’s Starlink has launched its internet service in Indonesia, aiming to improve internet access to the vast archipelago. The service is being tested on the country’s health sector by allowing ...

These measures are aimed at attracting greater foreign investment in the retail sector, which before the pandemic, accounted for 23 percent of the total services industry with a total gross value ...

Singapore is renowned for its highly advanced telecommunications sector, marked by an impressive network infrastructure and exceptional connectivity on a global scale. Supported by a robust government ...

In October 2021, Cambodia issued its first-ever anti-trust law after 15 years of delays. The law lays out the prohibited activities that can distort market competition. Before the Competition Law was ...

Indonesia’s manufacturing sector has historically played a key role in the country’s economic development. The majority of businesses in the manufacturing sector are mostly located on the island of ...

Thailand is reshaping its automotive industry for the battery era. The EV 3.5 package reduces purchase taxes, offers consumer rebates, and ties short-term import relief to firm local production ...

The Laos-Vietnam railway is a proposed railway project aimed to further boost Laos’ ambitions to become a regional logistics hub. The rail route will connect the capital Vientiane to the port city of ...

Foreign investors entering Vietnam are required to navigate a licensing framework that is both specific to foreign capital and highly procedural. At the core of this framework are two foundational ...

Indonesia is the world’s largest nickel producer, holding an estimated 55 million metric tons of nickel reserves, which accounts for 42 percent of global reserves. The country’s nickel production ...