Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government would prefer neighboring India execute a $1 billion river development project, a move that would soothe New Delhi’s security concerns. “Chin…
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Bangladesh’s Tough Tightrope Walk Between India and China
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to China to Dhaka on July 8-10 was her fifth to that country and her first in five years. The China visit came close on the heels of her recent visits t…
Electrification as a Decarbonisation Driver and Insights from EU’s Provisional Tariffs on Chinese EV Imports
The European Union’s recent decision to impose provisional duties of up to 48% on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports has sparked significant discussions in the sustainability community. This decisi…
Reimagining Net Zero: Shifting from Compensation to Meaningful Contributions
As we move through the complexities of climate action, the concept of “net zero” has emerged as a cornerstone of sustainability efforts. Popularized in the climate discourse, “net ze…
Commodity Market Report – 8 July 2024
Gold Spot prices shot up from USD2320 – USD2391 /oz last week as Dollar subsided. This week, we expect the market will rise in moderate demand while trading from USD2360 – USD2410 /oz. The…
Weekly Rubber Report – 8 July 2024
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) slid and closed at 104.55 on Friday, resulting the Gold and WTI Crude edging higher. The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 4.1 percent high since October 2021 …
Why global tech giants consider Vietnam but choose to invest elsewhere
According to its recent report to the government, after Vietnam started applying the global minimum tax of 15% in January, many multinationals operating or planning to enter the country sought financi…
Sri Lanka’s Debt Restructuring Deal: Economic Relief or Creditor Windfall?
Close on the heels of agreements with key bilateral lenders, the Sri Lankan government last week announced that it has reached debt restructuring agreements with commercial creditors (those who have b…
Philippines on track with nuclear energy targets
Households may soon be powered by nuclear energy as the Philippines gears up for the safe utilization of nuclear energy for power generation, according to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla. Lotilla sai…
Moving Beyond GDP Towards a Human Rights Economy
It’s time to change the metric by which much of the world traditionally measures economic wellbeing: gross domestic product (GDP). The drive for steadily higher GDP growth is fueling environmental dis…