The Southeast Asian Journal

Brazil-founded EBANX is formalizing its Singapore presence with a 25-person headquarters, serving over 100 APAC enterprise merchants across emerging markets in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

A Hong Kong–London economy seat priced at approximately USD 2,705 for March 11, against a typical fare of USD 648 later in the month. That spread tells you everything about what happens when Gulf connecting capacity disappears within 72 hours.

Business-class fares on the rerouted Kangaroo Route exceeded AUD 14,000 return for March 2026 departures. With Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways still largely grounded, demand has nowhere else to go but through Singapore — and the pricing reflects that precisely.

Early blossoms have appeared, indicating the start of the much-anticipated sakura season.

China exports more than US$3 trillion annually. SMEs make up 93.6% of those exporters. Mastercard and Bank of Shanghai just made it easier for them to get paid.

Global Energy Monitor: USD 107 billion in proposed LNG infrastructure in South Asia is now at risk of cancellation or delay. Two supply shocks in four years are doing what no policy paper could.

Japan, South Korea, and Australia are at the front of the line for IEA emergency oil. The Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam queue at the market.

Malaysia's National Energy Transition Roadmap calls for 10,000 EV charging stations and 70% renewable energy installed capacity by 2050. Cape Renewables' nationwide EV charging mapping platform is a direct play on the infrastructure gap that NETR is designed to close.

Bank Indonesia delivered 125 basis points of rate cuts through 2025. That easing cycle is now paused indefinitely, with the Iran war and a weakening rupiah reshaping the calculus for corporate borrowing and investment in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

The move aims to maintain steady energy supply as geopolitical tensions affect global oil routes.