Science Diplomacy and its Opportunities in Southeast Asia
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) is here. Artificial intelligence, 5G cellular networks, and Internet-of-Things-based devices, while still nascent, continue to fundamentally alter our personal and professional lives. While this change has long been predicted, the sudden onset of the pandemic only further revealed how states increasingly rely on technology to remain competitive. Southeast Asian nations, […]
Public-private partnerships an imperative for Asean green efforts
As economies across the globe look toward gradual recovery in a post-Covid-19 world, many countries are urgently recognising the role of sustainable development in their post-Covid recovery and future resilience planning. Sustainable development plays an integral role in helping Asean attract both foreign and domestic investments, as well as navigate fast economic growth and rapid urbanisation by […]
Southeast Asian Producers Want To Tie Their Future to Region’s Growing Energy Demand
Southeast Asian operators sit in the middle of the world’s fastest growing economic region where energy demand is expected to double over the next 20 years. But this picture of growth has been juxtaposed with the region’s declining oil and gas production—most of which comes from offshore fields—that has left it increasingly reliant on imports […]
KeTSA honours National Energy Awards 2020 winners
THE Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) recently honoured winners of the National Energy Awards (NEA) 2020, comprising 15 companies across various industries and fields, who later represented the country at the Asean Energy Awards (AEA) 2020. At AEA 2020, the categories were Green Building Awards 2020; Energy Management for Buildings & Industry Awards […]
Digital and green strong avenues of growth for ASEAN and UK
The UK’s long-awaited Integrated Review, outlining its international priorities in a post-Brexit world, has been released. Whilst it is wide-ranging in focus, there is a clear and strong tilt towards opportunities in digital and climate change within Southeast Asia. This should be welcome news for Asean member states, especially if the UK becomes a viable […]
O&G services companies never really recovered from 2016 downturn and prospects remain weak, says Moody’s
KUALA LUMPUR (April 7): Upstream oil and gas services companies have never really recovered from the 2016 downturn, and the trend in energy transition will pose another challenge in their path towards recovery, said Moody’s Investors Service. On top of that, prospects for the sector remain weak on the back of recent capex cuts, said […]
Alternative Energy Regulation and the Covid-19 Pandemic Restrict Global Coal Market Growth
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Coal – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. In 2020, the decline in the global coal market gathered momentum, against the Covid-19 pandemic. The low cost of natural gas, combined with the development of alternative energy sources […]
ESG in ASEAN: a shared vision of sustainable recovery
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are increasingly shaping the global corporate agenda. ASEAN presents a range of ESG opportunities: green infrastructure will boost ‘E’ developments; alternative financing will support ‘S’ impact; and enhanced ‘G’ collaboration could facilitate a coordinated recovery from the worst economic consequences of the pandemic. ESG standards are used by investors around […]
