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Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts.

30 Apr 2026

A windfarm in Uttar Pradesh, India

As global risks rise, India and Nigeria show how energy security and growth depend on integrated, resilient, homegrown, digital, and scalable systems.

Unlocking capital for sustainability Malaysia July 2025

Even as political denial and regulatory paralysis grip parts of the West, a different message has been resounding across Asia – it is not retreating, but rising to the occasion.

London Climate Action Week_stock

The political and regulatory upheaval in the EU and the US has made it an uncertain year for climate finance. Has the world seen progress in meeting the US$300 billion climate finance pledge made at the COP29 climate summit?

9 May 2025

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7 May 2025

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5 May 2025

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27 March 2025

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26 March 2025

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25 March 2025

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17 March 2025

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6 December 2024

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17 October 2024

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19 April 2024

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15 April 2024

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28 March 2024

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