ASEAN countries are now shifting from traditional energy sources like coal to renewables, a change that will impact the region’s nearly 700 million li…
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Commodity Market Report – 10 Jun 2024
Gold prices slid on Friday from USDD2387 /oz top. This week, we foresee the market will weaken further and trade within USD2280 – USD2330 /oz ra…
Weekly Rubber Report – 10 Jun 2024
Market Fundamentals: Dollar Index (USDX) sprang up from Friday from 104.00 to 104.92 after the U.S. nonfarm payroll showed strong growth by 272,000 jo…
Vietnam’s great untapped rare earth bounty
Vietnam is home to the world’s second-largest reserves of rare earths, according to the US Geological Survey. Yet while the US and its allies seek a s…
Plan to Drive Sri Lanka’s Renewable Energy Future
During the “Advancing Energy Transition” roundtable discussion at the Hilton Colombo this morning (29), President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized the …
India in talks with Sri Lanka to acquire graphite mine block
Sri Lankan graphite is considered among the purest in the world with more than 98% carbon content, said officials. India has also been in talks with o…
Malaysia’s economy grows annual 4.2% in Q1 on export rebound
Malaysia’s economy expanded 4.2% in the first quarter of 2024 from a year earlier, beating market expectations on higher household spending and …
Johor-Singapore SEZ to spur trade, labour and investments: Maybank
Maybank Investment Banking Group expects the proposed Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to unlock opportunities and spur the exchange of tra…
Top 10 countries indebted to China – World Bank
Over the past decade, external debt for low and middle-income countries (LMICs) has surged, outpacing their economic growth and raising serious concer…
ADB Launches New Country Partnership for Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new country partnership strategy for Cambodia, spanning the period 2024–2028. The new strategy, closel…