SEARCH

Did you mean: international

Showing 1-8 of 8 results

  • News & article

    Energy transition confronts reality

    Oped, Published on 03/02/2023

    » The "energy transition" from hydrocarbons to renewables and electrification is at the forefront of policy debates nowadays. But the last 18 months have shown this undertaking to be more challenging and complex than one would think just from studying the graphs that appear in many scenarios. Even in the United States and Europe, which have adopted massive initiatives to move things along, the development, deployment, and scaling up of the new technologies on which the transition ultimately depends will be determined only over time.

  • News & article

    Myanamar reforms gather pace

    Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 09/04/2018

    » Myanmar has reached a critical crossroads with the start of a new financial year as the National League for Democracy (NLD) government enters its third year in office. But concrete plans for accelerated economic and political reform are in the pipeline. They mark a return to the NLD's traditional, populist principles, stressing land rights and economic fairness but with an emphasis on economic liberalisation.

  • News & article

    Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update

    Published on 06/04/2020

    » Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.

  • News & article

    The dilemma of central banking

    Business, Published on 28/01/2020

    » Low interest rates -- both nominal and real -- have been a persistent feature of advanced economies since the 1980s. How long, many now wonder, can the trend last?

  • News & article

    Korea adds 505 cases, deaths top 2,800: Virus update

    Published on 27/02/2020

    » Saudi Arabia halted religious visits that draw millions to cities including Mecca and Medina, while Japan asked for all schools to shut from March 2. More new cases were reported outside China than within the country for the first time, highlighting the spread of the epidemic.

  • News & article

    The right way to finance disaster recovery

    Asia focus, Published on 11/11/2019

    » In mid-October, as Japan was being battered by Typhoon Hagibis -- the most powerful typhoon to hit the country in six decades -- it was also shaken by a magnitude 5.7 earthquake. As climate change progresses, Japan, like the rest of the world, will face increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters, necessitating costly recovery efforts. Tax increases are not the way to pay for them.

  • News & article

    Investing in change

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 26/02/2018

    » In a fast-changing world where demographic shifts and technology-led disruption have left millions fearful about their futures, governments alone can no longer be counted on to ride to the rescue. Businesses can and should be doing more to help create a sustainable future.

  • Forum

    MUIC Freshman Wins Award in Model UN Conference

    By prnews, Created on: 18/02/2019, Last updated on: 18/02/2019

    » [attachment=0:1ni9klpt]h.jpg[/attachment:1ni9klpt][b:1ni9klpt]MUIC Freshman Wins Award in Model UN Conference[/b:1ni9klpt] A freshman taking up BA in International Relations and Global Affairs won an award in the International Leaders Model United Nations (ILMUN) held in Bangkok Palace Hotel and...

    • 0 replies, 111 views

Your recent history

  • Recently searched

    • Recently viewed links

      Did you find what you were looking for? Have you got some comments for us?