Vietnam
Investment/M&A activities:
- VinFast secures $100m green loan facility from MUFG Bank: Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast has secured a $100 million green loan facility from MUFG Bank to support its global expansion and reinforce its commitment to sustainable mobility. The financing will be deployed across key international projects aimed at boosting revenue and optimizing costs, as VinFast intensifies its push to become a pure-play electric vehicle company. Despite strong topline growth—revenues rose 57.9% to $1.8 billion in 2024—net losses widened to $3.18 billion due to surging cost of sales and mixed operating expenses. The partnership marks MUFG’s first green credit facility with VinFast and aligns with its broader strategy to promote net-zero initiatives and ESG development in Vietnam. Read more here.
- Vietnam's Techcom Securities raises $410m via IPO: Techcom Securities, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Techcombank, has successfully raised 10.82 trillion dong ($410 million) in one of the country’s largest IPOs of 2025. The firm sold all 231.15 million shares at 46,800 dong each, with 52.44% allocated to domestic investors and 47.56% to foreign entities. This landmark offering aligns with Vietnam’s broader push to upgrade its stock market to emerging market status, with expectations of a formal FTSE Russell reclassification next month. While the listing date remains undisclosed, the IPO underscores growing investor confidence in Vietnam’s capital markets and financial sector reform. Read more here.
Philippines
Investment/M&A activities:
- IFC mulls $10m investment in Philippine hard-discount retailer Dali: The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is evaluating a quasi-equity investment of up to $10.07 million in Dali Discount AG (DALI), a fast-growing hard-discount retailer in the Philippines and subsidiary of Switzerland-based Dali Hard Discount. The funding aims to scale DALI’s operations, strengthen supply chains, and improve access to affordable household goods for Filipino consumers. This follows prior investments from the Asian Development Bank ($10 million in 2024) and Venturi Partners ($25 million), supporting DALI’s expansion to over 1,000 stores across Luzon. Read more here.
EMEA
Others:
- Seacom reveals plans for AI-ready ‘Seacom 2.0’ subsea cable: Seacom has announced plans to build “Seacom 2.0,” a next-generation, AI-ready subsea cable system spanning 25,000 km to connect Singapore, South Africa, and key coastal nations along the Indian Ocean Basin, Red Sea corridor, and Mediterranean. Unveiled at Submarine Networks World 2025, the cable will feature 48 fibre pairs and open, carrier-neutral landing stations designed to support high-capacity, low-latency AI workloads and enhance digital sovereignty across Africa. By transforming landing points into AI communication nodes, Seacom aims to position African nations as active participants in global data flows, reduce reliance on single routes, and enable landlocked regions to become digital hubs. Read more here.
