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Hanoi (VNA) – The Indonesian government offers 10 oil and gas working areas in 2020, through direct offers and regular auctions. Speaking at a recent virtual press conference, acting director general at the Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) Ministry Ego Syahrial said the 10 oil and gas working areas spread across Kalimantan, Java and Papua Island. In detail, five direct offering are Merangin III (onshore), Sekayu (onshore), North Kangean (offshore), Cendrawasih VIII (offshore), Mamberamo (onshore and offshore) with potential 1,203.69 million barrels of oil (MMBO) and 586.9 billion cubic feet (Bcf). The five remaining projects are offered through regular auctions, including West Palmerah (onshore), Wangkas (offshore), Liman (onshore), Bose (onshore and offshore), and Maratua (onshore and offshore) with potential 2,232.75 MMBO and 4,420 Bcf. He stated that EMR will continue efforts to keep investment and business activity in oil and gas remain … [Read more...] about Indonesia offers 10 oil and gas projects in 2020

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The agricultural industry is on track to account for 32 percent of Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the year as a large number of the country’s workforce moves into the sector, said a researcher. Royal Academy of Cambodia economics researcher Ky Sereyvath predicted that the agricultural labour force had ballooned between 30 and 40 percent during the span of the COVID-19 crisis. “The growth of the agricultural sector is due to the fact that some of the remaining labour force from the services sector turned to agriculture, with the workforce integration leading to a larger production volume,” Sereyvath was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post newspaper as saying. He said the food processing industry, fruit and vegetable processing are prominent sub-sectors – the top segments after garments. Pepper, mango, fish and meat processing will all absorb a greater market share. The government predicted that the Cambodian economy … [Read more...] about Agricultural industry to account for 32 percent of Cambodia’s GDP

Jakarta (VNA) – Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings (Fitch) has forecast that Indonesia’s economic growth will contract by 2 percent in 2020, largely attributable to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Fitch, the country’s economy will witness a rebound to 6.6 percent growth in 2021, partly driven by a low-base effect, and expects growth momentum to continue at 5.5 percent in 2022, supported in part by the government’s renewed focus on infrastructure development. The Indonesia government has responded swiftly to the crisis with a broad range of relief measures to support households and companies, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, it said. Accordingly, total coronavirus-related government support amounted to 695 trillion Rp (47.93 billion USD), or 4.4 percent of GDP, and included direct cash transfers, provision of basic foods, guarantees and tax incentives. Fitch believed the Indonesian government is likely to resume adhering … [Read more...] about Indonesian economy to contract 2pct in 2020: Fitch Ratings

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Travel companies in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province have changed their operations to target more domestic tourists. The move comes after hotels report more than 90 percent occupancy rates for the upcoming Khmer New Year replacement holiday. Business changes include hotels dropping room rates as well as restaurants and bars offering a more Khmer-friendly atmosphere with live bands, karaoke and local food. Governor of Siem Reap province Tea Seiha said that his province is preparing to receive more domestic tourists during the upcoming holiday and provincial authorities have organised new programmes to maintain arrivals in the future. Seiha also announced some of the area’s draft programmes, including more religious events, food competitions, floating market visits as well as adventure programmes such as cycling, boat rides and golf days. According to the government’s official figures, a total of 740,028 domestic tourists travelled throughout … [Read more...] about Cambodia moves to boost domestic tourism

To strengthen the cooperation and to improve the sharing of sector-specific knowledge among member projects, the TUEWAS EE Working Group developed an innovative idea of “Introducing a facility in-house mechanism to trigger energy efficiency behaviour among industrial consumers through online support to increase the productivity and mitigate carbon emission” and submitted the application on June 18, 2020. By the result announcement on June 26, 2020 the speaker and co-speaker of the Working Group were informed according to the vote result, that the idea and the applied amount of €25,000 was approved by the TUEWAS Steering Group. … [Read more...] about Energy Efficiency Working Group’s proposal tops TUEWAS innovation fund competition