Intelligence
COUNTRY BRIEFING · ISSUE NO.1 · JUNE 2026
Europe–Southeast Asia Business Briefing
The EU has built a €400 billion-plus investment position across Southeast Asia, but it is concentrated in a handful of markets and shifting fast. Issue No. 1 maps EU foreign direct investment across all eleven markets in the region and spotlights the two that matter most this cycle: Singapore, the largest position, and Vietnam, the fastest-rising.
SECTOR SPOTLIGHT · ISSUE NO.2 · JULY 2026
Southeast Asia Climate Technology Spotlight
Southeast Asia’s climate technology market has moved beyond early-stage experimentation. As the region accelerates toward net zero, capital is concentrating in renewable energy while its largest carbon assets, natural sinks and biomass, remain underutilised. Issue 2 of our Sector Spotlight reads this imbalance for international entrants and identifies the single strongest opportunity: building carbon removal supply in Indonesia and routing verified credits through Singapore to access global buyers.
SECTOR SPOTLIGHT · ISSUE NO.1 · JUNE 2026
Southeast Asia Fintech Spotlight
Southeast Asia’s fintech market has moved past the land-grab era. With the region’s digital economy now worth more than US$300 billion, value is shifting upstream into the cross-border payment rails and compliance layers where Europe is strongest and competition is thinnest. Issue 1 of our Sector Spotlight reads that shift for European businesses and names the single strongest opportunity: B2B cross-border payments and compliance infrastructure, based in Singapore and extended into Indonesia through partnership.