Though the production cost of renewable energy, especially the solar power, had substantially dropped in recent years, its share in the country’s powe…
Market Insights
Nearly 200,000 foreign tourists visited Nepal in the first 5 months of 2022
A total of 190,739 foreign tourists visited Nepal in the first five months of 2022. Referring to the data from the Department of Immigration, the Nepa…
First Bangladesh city climate plan targets industrial-hub pollution
As pale fumes billowed from a factory in the Bandar neighbourhood of Narayanganj, clouding the afternoon sky, tea-stall owner Riad, 21, explained how …
In Singapore, a Chicken Ban Is a Serious Threat
It feels like Singapore has only just switched from combating the pandemic, with some of the developed world’s strictest curbs, to plunging headlong i…
ADB approves $250m loan to help Philippines’ climate ambitions
The Asian Development Bank has approved a $250 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines in adapting and mitigating climate change. This wi…
To Ban or Not To Ban? How Indonesia Can Overcome the Global Food Crisis
Indonesia’s knee-jerk export ban on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives epitomises the changing political winds in the national and global food t…
Commodity Market Report – 30 May 2022
Gold prices have returned to test USD1850 /oz last week. Moving forward, the market may correct again as the trading sentiment remains uncertain. This…
Weekly Rubber Report – 30 May 2022
Market Fundamentals: Last week, the Dollar Index (USDX) fell from the 103.00 level to the 101.00 regions. General commodity prices have recovered in d…
‘Act East’ & ‘Neighbourhood First’ Policies To Have Reinforcing Impact Beyond South Asia : Union Minister – Jaishankar
The Union Ministry of External Affairs – S Jaishankar today asserted that ‘Act East’ and ‘Neighbourhood First’ policies will have an massive reinforci…
Vietnam company to invest $840 mln in country’s first green hydrogen plant
Construction is due to start on Vietnam’s first green hydrogen plant next month, the government said on Wednesday, as the Southeast Asian countr…