Asean’s startups better get ready to enjoy the spotlight: Bloomberg Gadfly

(Dec 12): Could 2017 be the year of the Southeast Asian startup?

There's a lot to suggest that might be the case, with big names from 500 Startups Management Co. to Google Inc. talking up the region.

Its potential to grow into a US$200 billion ($286 billion) internet economy "is an idea whose time has come," Sajith Sivanandan, who oversees Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and new emerging markets at Google, said at Bloomberg's Asean Business Summit in Hanoi last week.

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