Asean Ahead

Singapore's low-cost carrier Scoot says it's seeing significant demand for air travel and expects passenger numbers to return to pre-pandemic levels. CEO Campbell Wilson spoke exclusively to Bloomberg's Juliette Saly and Rishaad Salamat for ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

The CEO of Sintesa Group sees inflation as the biggest risk to Indonesia's economic recovery compounded by the effects of the war in Ukraine. Shinta Widjaya Kamdani says rising commodity prices, particularly oil and wheat, are adding to the cost of doing business. She was speaking exclusively to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Vice Chairperson of one of the Philippine's biggest conglomerates expects rising oil and other commodity prices will have a material effect on business. Teresita Sy-Coson's SM Investments was planning expansion post-pandemic but says it will now be forced to change tack. She was speaking exclusively to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

Malaysia's YTL Corp. has built a $3B war chest for M&A's and after reporting an 80-percent rise in profits for the second half 2021 sees bright times ahead. YTL's Group Executive Chairman Francis Yeoh was speaking exclusively to Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

Foreign investors are continuing to pour money into Thai stocks. Speaking exclusively to Haslinda Amin and Yvonne Man on Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead segment the Stock Exchange of Thailand's President Pakorn Peetathawatchai said he expects the trend to continue as tourism rebounds and exports grow. (Source: Bloomberg)

PropertyGuru CEO Hari Krishnan says he's confident plans to merge with blank-check company, Bridgetown 2 Holdings, will go ahead this quarter. Speaking with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead, Krishnan also outlined where he sees the opportunities to grow and buy real estate data services and fintech products in Southeast Asia. (Source: Bloomberg)

B Capital Group's Founding General Partner Kabir Narang expects valuations for ASEAN tech companies to drop as markets cool but still sees at least 10 new unicorns emerging from the region in the next few years. He was speaking to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead segment. (Source: Bloomberg)

Thailand is targeting up to $54 billion dollars in tourism revenue this year and five million visitors as the country recovers from the pandemic. While that's still well below pre-Covid levels of around 40 million Banyan Tree's Founder and Executive Chairman says he's optimistic about the future. Ho Kwon Ping spoke exclusively to Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead segment. (Source: Bloomberg)

Silicon Valley veteran Binh Tran moved to Ho Chi Minh City chasing opportunity amid Vietnam's booming digital economy, which is forecast to become the second largest in Southeast Asia by 2030. The Klout Co-founder, who now leads Ascend Vietnam Ventures, spoke to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead segment. (Source: Bloomberg)

Singapore's Shiok Meats is using stem cell technology to create a new market of lab-cultivated meat and seafood in a way that's healthy and sustainable. CEO Sandhya Sriram spoke to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin about the timeline for getting Shiok's products to consumers and at an affordable price. (Source: Bloomberg)

Masan Group is one of Vietnam's biggest conglomerates, embarking on a major tech drive for its grocery business in what remains a nascent e-commerce market. Companies such as Alibaba and South Korea's SK Group have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Masan this year as the company looks to unlock Vietnam's online marketplace for groceries with its The CrownX project. Juliette Saly spoke to Masan Group's CEO Danny Le for Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

Singaporean logistics unicorn Ninja Van, now valued at $2 billion, says it's ready to list but not until the post-Covid 19 market stabilizes. Co-founder and CEO Chang Wen Lai spoke exclusively with Rishaad Salamat and David Ingles for Bloomberg's Asean Ahead segment.

Philippine e-wallet company Mynt, the country's first unicorn, says it's ready to double down on its lending business. The company's President and CEO Martha Sazon was speaking exclusively to Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat and Yvonne Man as part of Bloomberg's ASEAN Ahead series.

Asia Research Institute Distinguished Fellow Kishore Mahbubani believes the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will give a boost to regional trade. He was speaking with Juliette Saly on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."

Vietnam's M_Service, which operates SuperApp MoMo, is looking towards rural areas for growth with no immediate plans for international expansion. The company's valuation soared to $2 billion after a recent funding round led by Japan's Mizuho Bank. Executive Vice Chairman and co-CEO Nguyen Manh Tuong spoke to Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat for ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)

The world's largest rubber glove maker says it's redirecting shipments to ensure supplies are maintained to Ukraine. The company which boomed on the back of the Covid pandemic saw quarterly profits fall 97-percent in the second quarter as demand leveled out. Managing Director Lee Kim Meow spoke exclusively to Bloomberg's Juliette Saly and Rishaad Salamat for ASEAN Ahead. (Source: Bloomberg)