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Singapore's competition watchdog may decide the fate of Grab–GoTo merger talks

By Roffie Kuniawan and Jet Damazo-Santos ( November 28, 2025, 06:39 GMT | Comment) -- A Grab–GoTo merger makes financial sense for shareholders and has growing political backing in Jakarta, but the deal faces its most serious obstacle in Singapore. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore has a long history with Grab and a record of intervening early in digital-platform deals. That history suggests a transaction between Southeast Asia's two largest super apps would face an approval bar that could be unreachable.For shareholders of Southeast Asia’s two largest super apps — Singapore-based Grab and Indonesia’s GoTo Gojek Tokopedia — a merger looks like the most rational outcome....

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