Justifying Indonesia’s coal export ban
Coal producers have preferred exporting coal due the gap between global coal prices and the price set to supply coal to the state.
Cyberattacks: The Achilles heel of digital banks
According to national cyber agency data, there were 888 million attempted attacks recorded from January to August 2021.
RCEP coming into effect: Making it a force for recovery and growth
As long as the reforms are kept on track, the RCEP will be the new driver for the economy to speed up the recovery process.
Who’s afraid of RCEP?
The writer says staying out of the RCEP, and restricting farm trade in general will bring about detriment to the Philippines.
RCEP shows region stands together to uphold multilateral trade system
The paper says pact looks set to play a special role in maintaining regional production networks, and stabilizing regional supply chains.
The mutating virus and its message to mankind
The writer says the reality in 2021 was that whatever was being done to make the world a better place was not good enough.
In a US-China war, will the first blow be struck in space?
There's more underlying recent Chinese criticism of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite project, says the writer.
A new era of international economic cooperation
New international trade patterns have emerged with the rapid development of e-commerce.
The only way is up from a year of disappointments
The writer says the disappointments and difficulties from the past 12 months are perhaps a boon for the coming year.
COP26 agreed rules on trading carbon emissions, but they’re fatally flawed
The writer says monitoring how these trading mechanisms work in practice and whether they have the desired effect will be important.