Indonesian agricultural technology company Eratani has successfully raised $6.2 million in a Series A funding round led by Clay Capital. The round also saw participation from TNB Aura, SBI Ven Capital, AgFunder, Genting Ventures, and IIX, Eratani said in a statement on last Thursday. The raise underscores investor confidence in Eratani’s ability to transform Indonesia’s rice sector while directly supporting the government’s accelerated goal of achieving national rice...

Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Maxis Berhad, have on last Friday led the second instalment of the EmpowerHER Digital Program, a national initiative dedicated to equipping B40 women with critical digital, financial, and entrepreneurial skills to thrive in the digital economy. DNB said in a statement that building on the success of its inaugural session held at SME Corp on 6 March 2025, the...

ABC Impact, the Asia-focused impact investment firm backed by Singapore state-owned fund Temasek, has successfully completed the final closing of its second fund at over $600 million, doubling the size of Fund I. ABC Impact said in a statement on Monday that this milestone deepens the firm’s commitment to addressing Asia’s critical social and environmental needs through impact-driven investments. According to the statement, ABC Impact Fund II has drawn support from a diverse...

Malaysia-based Solarvest Holdings Berhad and HSS Engineering Sdn Bhd (HSS), together with their Japanese partner Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd, have announced that its utility-scale solar project under SM01 Sdn Bhd has received approval for the Green Investment Tax Allowance (GITA) incentive from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). This milestone marks a significant step in Malaysia’s drive to promote sustainable investments and showcases international collaboration in...

ViAct , a Hong Kong-based artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced Tuesday the close of $7.3 million Series A round led by Dublin-based private equity firm Venturewave Capital. ViAct said in a statement that the funding round also saw participation from Singtel Innov8, the corporate venture capital fund of Singtel, the Singapore-based communications technology group, Korea Investment Partners and PolyU Entrepreneurship Investment Fund. With this funding, viAct aims to advance AI...

German asset manager PATRIZIA, together with Japanese trading and investment company Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), has made a strategic investment in Singapore-based cooling as a service (CaaS) firm Kaer via the Asia Pacific (APAC) Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (A-SIF). The investment will support the expansion of Kaer’s CaaS business across Asia, targeting up to $350 million in capital deployment to accelerate the region’s transition to low carbon cooling, Kaer said in a...

The ASEAN Simplified ESG Disclosure Guide for SMEs in Supply Chains (ASEDG) Version 1, was launched this week by the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) on the sidelines of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ACMF said in a statement on Friday that the ASEDG is aimed at equipping small to medium enterprises (SMEs) across ASEAN operating within global and local supply chains with a simplified reference guide to report on environmental,...

Energy storage, passive cooling, biodegradable packaging, and blockchain traceability among key innovations to watch As climate concerns and decarbonization targets reshape the global economy, Southeast Asia is emerging as a hotbed for green innovation—and Vietnam is doubling down. On April 16, 2025, the country’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will host the Policy Dialogue Forum on Promoting Investment and Business Growth for Startups in Green Transition and...

Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd, a Singapore-based digital transformation, technology optimization, and Web 3.0 activation firm, has on Monday announced progress in its pioneering public-private partnership (PPP) with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows a series of engagements in the country during a recent delegation led by Soon Huat Lim, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Trident, showcasing the transformative potential of the company’s digital...

Clime Capital, the Singapore-based fund manager, has announced that the South East Asia Clean Energy Fund ll (SEACEF ll) has achieved maximum capitalization with $175 million committed. SEACEF ll, the first blended investment fund established in Southeast Asia to provide early-stage high-risk capital to support promising businesses accelerating the region’s low-carbon transition, now includes funding from key global climate-focused private-equity funds, to be applied to promising...

Trong số 52 tỉnh thành thuộc diện đề xuất sáp nhập, nếu chia theo 3 miền thì miền Bắc và miền Nam 38 tỉnh, thành còn lại miền Trung có 14 tỉnh, thành. Bộ Tư pháp đang thẩm định dự thảo và tờ trình về nghị quyết của Ủy ban Thường vụ Quốc hội về sắp xếp đơn vị hành chính. Các tiêu chí mới sáp nhập Theo dự thảo nghị quyết và tờ trình, các...

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the global development institution of the World Bank Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cagamas Berhad, the National Mortgage Corporation of Malaysia, to advance green building finance in Malaysia, further supporting the country’s sustainable development goals. IFC said in a statement on Monday that the collaboration aims to promote climate-smart investments in the housing and broader building sector and improve the...