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VCIG Launches VCI Energy, Appoints Former Franklin Templeton MD Victor Lee as CEO to Drive Clean Energy Expansion
Move Marks VCIG’s formal entry into the US$1.5 Trillion Clean Energy Transition Market, Aligning Sustainability with Shareholder Value CreationKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VCI Global Limited (NASDAQ: VCIG) (“VCI Global” or the “Company”), a cross-sector platform builder integrating deep technology with financial architecture to enable sovereign-ready digital ecosystems, today announced the launch of VCI Energy Limited (“VCI Energy”), a wholly owned subsidiary dedicat
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