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State-Owned Enterprises And Asia’s Energy Transition

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Asia are in a unique position to take a leading role to shift economic activity from polluting to green. Yet so far, most SOEs have underutilised green financial instruments, such as green bonds, to support this transition. This leaves ample room for growth which could spur …

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Unfettered By Western Sanctions, A Russian Bank Delivers Wages To Soldiers Invading Ukraine

On June 10, Albina Abayeva posted a short remark on the social network VK: “Gazprom zp has come,” it said in Russian. Cryptic, but in context the meaning was clear: Her husband, who was fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine, had received his wages from the military, and they came …

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Understanding Russia’s Strategy In Ukraine

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict is one of the most significant case studies of modern-day warfare. Although the conflict has remained limited so far, the risk of inadvertent escalation, vertically or horizontally, remains high. The conflict revolves around several key factors. For instance, Ukraine’s inclusion in NATO, the United States’ security …

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