Key Findings Southeast Asia’s reliance on imported fossil fuels poses significant macroeconomic and energy security risks. Fossil fuels met over 70% o…
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Sustainability, AI, and the new era of corporate reporting
As universities across the nation prepare to celebrate the success of our new accounting graduates this year, a familiar but pressing question lingers…
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 Ditw…
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: renewa…
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 in…
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…
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, deli…
From more power to better power: Rethinking Bangladesh’s energy future
Bangladesh’s power sector has come a long way, from a 547MW system serving a handful of towns after Liberation to an electricity system with nearly 32…
Breaking Southeast Asia’s fire and haze cycle through certification and coordinated action
Like clockwork, haze descends over Southeast Asia as wildfires and forest fires, whether natural or human-induced, flare up in the dry season. This ye…
Vietnam maps out renewable energy hubs to build green supply chains
The Electricity Authority of Vietnam (EAV) and German Development Agency (GIZ) discussed the model with businesses and international experts at a work…