• SOFAZ joined China Investment Corp and other regional sovereign investors to form the China-ASEAN Joint Investment Council at CIFIT.
• The platform targets long-term cooperation across China and Southeast Asia, spanning relationship building, research sharing, amid potential co-investment initiatives.
• Move follows an April 2025 SOFAZ-CIC memorandum on deeper investment cooperation, knowledge exchange, and joint initiatives.
• Separate April 2026 SOFAZ-CIC-INA private equity program reached a first close of about USD 520 million, targeting USD 1 billion.
• The program focuses on China-ASEAN opportunities across multiple sectors, including industrials, healthcare, consumer, business services, technology.

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