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Polisi & Kewangan
China to lower VAT rebate for new energy vehicle exports
China is cutting tax rebates for new energy vehicle exports to curb price competition and reduce trade tensions – with lower-margin models likely to face the greatest pressure.
Karbon & Cuaca
India’s small steelmakers have no easy fix to go green
Smaller firms make 40 per cent of India’s steel and are the backbone of cities like Raipur. Some are exploring solar power, but face big constraints to make a deeper shift from coal.
Polisi & Kewangan
Bangladesh boosts EV adoption in bid to cut pollution, emissions
Besides adaptation, the South Asian country is now embarking on mitigation to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution that kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.
The new five-year plan and a pilot scheme signal China is getting serious about green hydrogen, with steelmaking among the sectors that may benefit.
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Polisi & Kewangan
CEOs see disruption as the norm, AI as an advantage: survey
29 Januari 2026
Polisi & Kewangan
Trump, China and 300 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
15 Januari 2026
Karbon & Cuaca
Why developing countries oppose the EU's carbon border tax
31 Disember 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Japan to scrap environmental levy on car purchases in tax overhaul
27 November 2025
27 Oktober 2025
23 Oktober 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Q&A: Give workers a say in AI rollout, says union head
1 September 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Q&A: COP30 Europe envoy on green backlash and taxing tech
28 Ogos 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
In data: US tariffs threaten India's shrimp and textile jobs
27 Ogos 2025
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India's E20 petrol rollout sparks driver revolt
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