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Fortune
Jonathan Gan

Southeast Asia needs to ‘think bigger’ if it wants to compete at the same level as the world’s biggest companies

(Credit: Graham Uden for Fortune)

Southeast Asia should be well-positioned to thrive in a more geopolitically complex world. The region is rich in natural resources, has a young and increasingly wealthy population, and maintains economic and trade links with major economic powers like the U.S., China, India, and the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Yet during the Fortune Innovation Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday, Asia Partners cofounder Nicholas Nash challenged Southeast Asian entrepreneurs to be much more ambitious in their aims.

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