Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump are expected to sign a landmark bilateral trade agreement in January 2026.
Maybank noted that FDI metrics continued to improve in Malaysia, Viet Nam and Thailand in 2025, but slowed in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Industry urged to promote wider variety of fragrant rice as well as increase yields
Thailand's Ministry of Commerce forecasts that the country's rice exports will fall to 7 million tons next year, compared to around 8 million tons in 2025.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, confirmed that Indonesia's textile products are not exempt from U.S. import tariffs.
The freshly signed Eurasian trade pact is set to lower the region’s tariffs on Indonesian palm oil “close to zero”, according to a minister.
Global capital is coming back to Southeast Asia’s stock markets this month, positioning the cohort as one of the must-watch pockets of global finance for 2026.
The Malaysian palm oil industry has a unique opportunity to decarbonise and turn these actions into a revenue stream via the carbon markets.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
