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Southeast Asia Urged to Build Billion-Dollar Giants
11/23/2025
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- Nicholas Nash urged Southeast Asian entrepreneurs at the Fortune Innovation Forum in Kuala Lumpur to aim higher and consolidate into multibillion-dollar companies.
- Southeast Asia has fewer than 10 companies valued at 1% of Nvidia's market cap, with DBS Bank at $116 billion as the most valuable.
- Dato’ Seri Wong Siew Hai noted rising competition for talent from Singapore and China, but sees it as a positive sign of regional potential.
