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GoTo’s CEO Showdown Could Be Turning Point for a Grab Takeover

A boardroom revolt at GoTo is reviving speculation of long-stalled merger talks with Grab, raising the prospect of a single Southeast Asian super-app.

The Gojek headquarters office in Jakarta, Indonesia.Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg

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This week, Olivia Poh looks at what a Grab-GoTo deal could mean for consumers in Singapore while Rthvika Suvarna tells us what bank executives think about AI. Josh Xiao introduces us to Hunan food at Xiangyee.

But first: The New Economy Forum, Bloomberg’s flagship economic conference for global leaders, returns to Singapore this November for three days of dialogue and collaboration. Industry experts will examine the prospects for global growth and prosperity, including trade and supply-chains, technological disruption, shifting geopolitics and more. Visit BloombergNewEconomy.com to learn more.