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FTSE Russell said on Oct 7 that it would provide an update ahead of its December review. 
Asean Business

FTSE Russell keeps Indonesia’s market status unchanged, continues reform review

IndonesiaSouth-east Asia
The 79-year-old premier is trying to court voters and is said to be considering calling nationwide polls in H2 2027, ahead of the February 2028 deadline.
Asean Business

Malaysia PM Anwar set to boost budget spending as election speculation grows

Anwar IbrahimMalaysia economy
Some of the fastest growth is being recorded across a cluster of northern industrial provinces closely tied to electronics manufacturing and global supply chains.
Asean Business

Vietnam’s northern provinces, not Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, are powering near 10% GDP growth

VietnamAsean
The new law called for the creation of a severance security programme, which would ensure that a company has funds for allowances in the event of layoffs.
Asean Business

Indonesian parliament agrees higher severance benefits in new labour law

Prabowo SubiantoBusiness costs

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The consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, accelerating from 2.53% in August, Commerce Ministry data showed on Oct 6.
Asean Business

Thai inflation accelerates again with floods adding price risk

2026-10-06T05:19:43.000Z
ThailandAsean
The Asean region is facing a widening set of electricity security challenges due to a tightening supply and demand balance, and changes in the generation mix.
Asean Business

Asean faces widening electricity security challenges amid rising demand: IEA report

2026-10-05T22:00:00.000Z
AseanEnergy markets
Akzo Nobel, the Dulux paint-maker, earlier divested its decorative paints operations in India and Pakistan for US$1.6 billion and 50 million euros, respectively.
Companies & Markets

Akzo Nobel to sell South-east Asia paints business to Nippon Paint for US$1.35 billion

2026-10-05T12:14:02.000Z
Akzo NobelNippon Paint
Targeted for completion by end-January 2027, the project entails the installation of about 5,000 solar panels on rooftops, carports and on the ground.
Asean Business

Clean Kinetics breaks ground on S$2.5 million solar project in Sats Thailand’s central kitchen

2026-10-05T10:35:13.000Z
ThailandSATS
A report by the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office notes that Asia is “increasingly integrated into AI-related financial markets”.
Global Enterprise

Asia on front line of economic risk if AI boom turns to bust: study

2026-10-05T10:17:40.000Z
Artificial IntelligenceSouth-east Asia
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The Lotus Eletre EV built by China’s Geely. The country has made sustained investment in its long-term industrial strategy and its workforce in the last 20 years.
Opinion & Features

South-east Asia’s green transition has the ‘hardware’ – but who will operate it?

2026-10-06T23:00:00.000Z
Energy transitionLabour Market
Some of the fastest growth is being recorded across a cluster of northern industrial provinces closely tied to electronics manufacturing and global supply chains.
Asean Business

Vietnam’s northern provinces, not Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, are powering near 10% GDP growth

2026-10-06T07:56:39.000Z
VietnamAsean
Earlier allocations from the EQDP have boosted liquidity, but mid-caps have trailed the STI.
Capital Markets & Currencies

MAS’ third EQDP shot of S$1.45 billion a catalyst for small and mid-caps to catch up: JPMorgan

2026-10-06T05:36:50.000Z
Equity Market Development ProgrammeSingapore
The consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, accelerating from 2.53% in August, Commerce Ministry data showed on Oct 6.
Asean Business

Thai inflation accelerates again with floods adding price risk

2026-10-06T05:19:43.000Z
ThailandAsean
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