As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues become more important in investment and policy choices, the global regulatory environment for sustainability is both expanding and transforming. This chapter of our… read more →
The deal was finalised in Jakarta during Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s state visit – the first by a Peruvian president since formal ties were established in 1975. Bilateral trade between… read more →
Similarly, both Indonesia and Thailand promoted an FTA with the GCC in February 2025, targeting a deal by the end of 2025, while Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)… read more →
This comes amid worries about domestic currencies’ positions compared to a strong dollar in the face of tariffs. In China, foreign reserves rose by $40 billion in January thanks to… read more →
This comes after it was made public that Indonesia would join BRICS on 6 January, becoming the 10th member of the group of emerging economies. The move is set to… read more →
The rejection comes as President Prabowo Subianto’s government maintains its stringent stance on local content requirements, which mandate that 40% of components in mobile devices be sourced domestically as part… read more →
Read the Bahasa Indonesia version here With 64 million MSMEs, spanning from agriculture to essential services, these businesses constitute 60.5% of Indonesian GDP and employ 97.0% of the workforce. However, their… read more →
On November 8, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indonesian government launched a scoping study to map the pathway for the country’s future national capital, Nusantara, to identify, track, neutralise,… read more →
Over the last decade, Vietnam has become a top destination for investment in manufacturing – more desirable than other Southeast Asian nations like the ASEAN-4 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines). This has led many to wonder why Vietnam is such an attractive destination for investors.
Twenty years ago Asia had a 12% share of the global factoring market. Today that share is 25%.
In this article, FCI’s Lin Hui looks at factoring’s two decades of steady growth in Asia, and where the industry goes from here…
