Key Findings Southeast Asia’s reliance on imported fossil fuels poses significant macroeconomic and energy security risks. Fossil fuels met over 70% of incremental energy demand between 2015 and 2024,…
Economy
World Bank Approves $110 Million for Climate-Resilient Roads in Sri Lanka
The World Bank today approved $110 million to help Sri Lanka repair and reconstruct 600 kilometers of roads that were severely damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. The new financing, provided through the Intern…
Managing the Crisis Is Not Enough—Sri Lanka Must Build an Ocean Economy
Panduka Keerthinanda, writing under the title Can Sri Lanka Navigate Its Way Out of Crisis?, correctly identifies several immediate priorities: renewable energy, targeted assistance, digitalisation, t…
Cambodia pushes supply chains, processing and logistics
The government is intensifying efforts to strengthen domestic supply chains, diversify export markets, boost local processing and improve transport infrastructure as Cambodian products reach 177 count…
Malaysia’s next phase of growth: From regional data centre hub to a sustainable Regional AI Compute and Data Centre Hub
Malaysia’s emergence as one of the region’s leading destinations for data centres is an important success story for our digital economy. Over the past several years, the country has attracted major hy…
World Bank Group Mobilizes Record Private Capital for Developing Countries, Driving Job Creation
The World Bank Group mobilized more private capital in fiscal year 2026 than in any year in its history and issued a record volume of guarantees, delivering on a goal shareholders and clients have pre…
China’s AgiBot commits to RM1b potential investment, creation of 5,000 jobs in Malaysia — Anwar
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim held several meetings with senior management from five Chinese industry giants, with AgiBot Innovation pledging a potential investment of RM1 billion by 2035, a…
Digital, green trade to deepen Việt Nam–Laos–China border links
Việt Nam is seeking to turn its northern border provinces into stronger cross-border economic hubs by combining digital border gates, greener logistics and deeper supply-chain links with Laos and Chin…
Malaysia Among ‘Fabulous Five’ ASEAN Economies Set To Attract More FDI — Economist
Malaysia is among five ASEAN economies poised to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), supported by their strengths in manufacturing and digital infrastructure. Juwai IQI global chief economis…
Why strengthening ties with the Global South was a top priority for Putin’s recent diplomacy blitz
Over the past two weeks, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin staged a major diplomatic blitz. Across three events in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East and New Delhi, India, as well a…