FASSET TO LAUNCH MALAYSIA’S FIRST STABLECOIN ISLAMIC DIGITAL BANK

By Ian Allison Fasset, a digital asset investment platform, has been given a provisional banking license…

MALAYSIA AT POLE POSITION WITH R4.2T IN GLOBAL SUKUK ISSUANCES

Malaysia’s capital market currently stands at RM4.2 trillion, with Islamic instruments making up around 62 per…

SURPRISE RATE CUT SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON IDR

Bank Indonesia’s rate cut this week stunned markets for all the wrong reasons — investors fear…

EXPANDING ASIA’S CARBON MARKETS UNDERMINED BY LOW PRICES

Based on the principle that emitters should pay for the damage caused by greenhouse gas (GHG)…

WORLD’S LARGEST NICKLE MINE SIEZED BY THE GOVERNMENT

Indonesian authorities have seized a small section of the world’s largest nickel mine for encroaching on…

WILL SOUTHEAST ASIAN EXPOTERS ‘EAT’ THE TRUMP TARIFFS?

Facing Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs, Southeast Asian exporters face a dilemma. But the incentive…

BANK INDONESIA WILL INTERVENE TO DEFEND IDR

Indonesia’s central bank will make sure the movements of the rupiah exchange rate against the U.S.…

THAIBEV ISSUES THB38B BONDS

Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has successfully raised THB38,000 million ($1.51 billion) from issuing Thai Baht debentures that…

PNB EXPLORING RM6B SUKUK FOR REAL ESTATE PROJECTS

PNB Merdeka Ventures Sdn Bhd is setting up a programme to sell as much as RM6bil…

JAPAN CAN POWER SOUTH EAST ASIA’S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE

BY Michiyo Miyamoto Key Findings In June 2025, Japan hosted the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2025 in Tokyo, bringing together representatives…