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A.P. Møller-Maersk to invest more than USD$500 million in integrated supply chain capabilities in Southeast Asia

Global shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, with more than 708 flagged vessels and 18% of the world's fleet capacity, has announced an investment of $500M to enhance its supply chain infrastructure in Southeast Asia. This move is widely regarded as a strategic investment in the swiftly expanding consumer markets across the APAC region.

Jason M. CronenDecember 9, 2023

ASEAN Belt and Road Initiative China Globalization

How Has China’s Belt and Road Initiative Impacted Southeast Asian Countries?

In the second issue of Carnegie China’s China Through a SEA Lens series, scholars from eight Southeast Asian countries provide their takes on the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in their countries for the past decade.

Jason M. CronenDecember 5, 2023

Climate Change Green Business Venture Capital

Can the COP28 give climate tech investment the boost it needs?

A key question as scientists, policymakers, NGOs, startup founders, and investors converge this week for COP28 in Dubai: will the annual U.N. sustainability conference galvanize action around cleantech and boost private capital deployment towards climate initiatives?

GDV Communications TeamNovember 29, 2023

Malaysia Startups Venture Capital

Malaysia’s KWAP aims to boost domestic VC activity with new fund

The recent announcement by the Malaysian pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan Diperbadankan (KWAP) that they will invest 500 million ringgit ($107 million) in early-stage regional startups has turned heads for not only the timing, but the promise that a significant amount of the capital will back domestic Malaysian startups—a promise that founders in the country have heard before.

GDV Communications TeamOctober 31, 2023

Emerging Markets IPOs Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s IPO market is an investor favorite amid global headwinds, Deloitte says

While only a small percentage of VC-backed startup exits occur via IPO, Southeast Asian companies have been faring well globally according to a new report from Deloitte.

GDV Communications TeamJuly 14, 2023

Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Startups

Asian entrepreneurship has room to grow

The International Monetary Fund projects that Asia will contribute more than 70% of global growth this year and total e-commerce sales will surpass both the U.S. and Europe. So what is holding Asia back collectively as a region?

GDV Communications TeamJune 14, 2023

A.P. Møller-Maersk to invest more than USD$500 million in integrated supply chain capabilities in Southeast Asia

How Has China’s Belt and Road Initiative Impacted Southeast Asian Countries?

Can the COP28 give climate tech investment the boost it needs?

Malaysia’s KWAP aims to boost domestic VC activity with new fund

Southeast Asia’s IPO market is an investor favorite amid global headwinds, Deloitte says

Asian entrepreneurship has room to grow

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