Business
Singapore-listed Grab will pay US$1.49 billion in cash for a controlling stake in Atome Financial across five ASEAN markets — but Phase 1 is not due until Q3 2027, and the remaining 40% rides a $2.0–$4.5 billion valuation band.
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DTI’s Allan Gepty says ASEAN must move from agendas to implementation as economic ministers gather in Manila Sept 19–22 — with the Digital Economy Framework Agreement, a semiconductor roadmap, and trade talks with India, Korea, Japan, and Canada on the table.
Business
ULTJ seeks shareholder approval to acquire all of PT Frisian Flag Indonesia via inbreng for Rp14.57 trillion (~US$821.2 million), with FrieslandCampina set to become Ultrajaya’s new controlling shareholder after a fourth rights issue and Oct 27 EGM.
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DPM Suphajee Suthumpun says a Thailand–EU FTA could lift growth above 3% and draw FDI, with a study pointing to GDP +1.28% and exports +2.8% — but the Phuket round from 28 Sep still has to finish the remaining third of chapters.
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Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index jumped 6% to a fourth straight record of $1,402 per 40ft box as typhoons, Golden Week demand, and Middle East risk kept capacity tight — with Shanghai–Laem Chabang and Ho Chi Minh City lanes up 15%.
