RENEWABLE energy sources can be just as – or even more – cost-competitive than conventionally generated power in South-east Asia, a study by the Asean-German Energy Programme has found. “With a few years of development, solar PV (photo-voltaic) could potentially compete with conventional energy sources, especially if it was assumed that the prices of the […]
Read MoreNext month, 15 offshore blocks and 18 onshore blocks will be put up for tender. It is Myanmar’s second international bidding and local and foreign oil firms are interested in participating. But how much oil and gas is present? Are more discoveries possible? Which blocks have potential? Industry watchers may wish to know. Among the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly lower against the US dollar on lack of catalysts, said a dealer. At 9am, the local currency traded at 4.0750/0830 compared with Wednesday’s close of 4.0700/0750. The dealer said the ringgit and other emerging Asian currencies were pressured by the firmer US dollar in line with the declining sentiment […]
Read MoreTHE Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) and its development partners are keen to equip more people in the country with knowledge about financial literacy as part of efforts to empower them with key economic skills. BOL, as a supervisor of the financial sector in Laos, has included financial literacy and customer protection measures in […]
Read MoreThe Transportation Ministry is preparing a new regulation on airfares because the government is unhappy with the move by several airlines to lower their ticket prices. The ministry’s spokesman, Hengki Angkasawan, said on Wednesday the draft regulation was being prepared by its law department and the directorate general of civil aviation. “We can’t explain the […]
Read MoreVIETNAM could be scooping up factory and trade opportunities from the US-China trade war, one supply chain research analyst believes. Chris Rogers, an analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence, pointed to the divergence in export figures from both Vietnam and its giant neighbour, China, for the first two months of 2019. Seaborne Vietnamese exports to […]
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