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Mastercard Builds Alliance to Digitalize Retail Supply Chains in Asia

Mastercard Builds Alliance to Digitalize Retail Supply Chains in Asia

Mastercard has formed an alliance with N-Frnds, SGeBIZ and Finastra, with support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to create technology solutions for the retail supply ...
Chinese Firm Invests in Lithium Battery Production in Indonesia

Chinese Firm Invests in Lithium Battery Production in Indonesia

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has invested USD 2.6 billion in building the largest lithium battery production facility in Indonesia. This is in line with ...
Public Works Ministry of Indonesia Seeks 42% Budget Bump in 2021

Public Works Ministry of Indonesia Seeks 42% Budget Bump in 2021

The Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) of Indonesia is requesting a USD 10.1 billion budget for 2021 to fund the country's infrastructure projects. This marks almost ...
New USD 6 Million Waste-to-Energy Plant Inaugurated in Indonesia

New USD 6 Million Waste-to-Energy Plant Inaugurated in Indonesia

The Indonesian government inaugurated a waste-to-energy power plant in Cilacap, Central Java, worth USD 6 million. The refuse-derived fuel (RDF) facility is a pilot project ...
Indonesian Government Exploring Plans to Develop Medical Tourism

Indonesian Government Exploring Plans to Develop Medical Tourism

According to a report in the Jakarta Post, the Indonesian government is considering a plan to develop medical tourism in the country in an effort to provide high quality ...
Fortescue Metals Group to Develop Renewable Energy in Indonesia

Fortescue Metals Group to Develop Renewable Energy in Indonesia

The Indonesian government and Australian firm Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), the fourth largest iron ore producer in the world, signed a Deed of Agreement to develop renewable ...
Indonesian Logistics Startup Waresix Raises Series-B Funding

Indonesian Logistics Startup Waresix Raises Series-B Funding

Waresix, an Indonesian logistics startup company, raised USD 100 million for its Series-B funding round. Investors include existing backers, EV Growth and Jungle Ventures as ...
Korea Development Bank Acquires Indonesia’s Tifa Finance

Korea Development Bank Acquires Indonesia’s Tifa Finance

Korea Development Bank (KDB) has purchased a majority stake of 80.65% in Tifa Finance, a multi-finance company in Indonesia.  KDB is a state-owned bank established in 1954 ...
Anytime Fitness Asia Aims to Establish 100 Gyms in Malaysia in 3 to 4 Years

Anytime Fitness Asia Aims to Establish 100 Gyms in Malaysia in 3 to 4 Years

Anytime Fitness Asia (AFA), the regional master franchisee of the Anytime Fitness brand headquartered in Minnesota, USA, is planning to set up 100 more gyms in Malaysia in ...
Malaysia Invites Bids for Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems

Malaysia Invites Bids for Maritime Patrol Aircraft and Unmanned Aerial Systems

The Malaysian Ministry of Defense has issued an international tender to supply three unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and two maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The announcement ...
AME Elite to Start Construction of Jstar Motion’s Fourth Manufacturing Facility in Johor

AME Elite to Start Construction of Jstar Motion’s Fourth Manufacturing Facility in Johor

AME Elite Consortium Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based integrated industrial property development and engineering services provider is planning to state construction of Jstar ...
Communication Infrastructure in Sabah And Sarawak to be Upgraded by 2022

Communication Infrastructure in Sabah And Sarawak to be Upgraded by 2022

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the national regulator for the communications and multimedia industry, has announced the government's plan to ...

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