27 October 2022
SE Asia’s top digital economies expected to hit $200 billion in 2022
Southeast Asia’s digital economy is approaching US$200 billion in gross merchandise value in 2022, three years earlier than initially forecast in 2016, say Google, Temasek and Bain & Company at the release of their annual e-Conomy Southeast Asia report on Oct 27. Fueling this surge are some 100 million additional internet users that have come online in the past three years, with the digital population reaching 460 million this year. On Tech Talk, Prime Time’s Bharati Jagdish speaks and Fock Wai Hoong, Deputy Head, Technology & Consumer and Southeast Asia, Temasek discuss the findings from the report.

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23 November 2021
Why It Matters: Outlook on funding in Southeast Asia’s internet economy
According to an Internet economy research report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co, investments in South-east Asia’s Internet economy hit an all-time high this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But will this funding scene continue to rise and last for long? Fock Wai Hoong, Managing Director, Investment (Telecommunications, Media & Technology & South East Asia), Temasek International shares the key highlights from the report and what to possibly expect from the Internet economy in this region.

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13 July 2021
Market View: The Year that Was for Temasek Holdings
Temasek Holdings reported a 24.5% jump in Total Shareholder Return, with investments and divestments also hitting record levels. Fock Wai Hoong, Temasek's Managing Director for Investments in Southeast Asia and the Technology, Media and Telco Unit, joined us on Prime Time to discuss Temasek's impressive year, what investment trends the group is tracking, and how they plan to navigate market uncertainty with inflation fears and tighter monetary support layered on top of lingering COVID risks.

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