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The Thai government plans to cap fares on Bangkok's
By Matthew Barsing25 August 20261 min read

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The Thai government plans to cap fares on Bangkok's


A waste-to-power project in the Philippines highlights a growing source of comparative advantage in ASEAN: institutional reliability and the capacity to execute.

Inconsistent funding for big-ticket infrastructure projects across different administrations has hindered the Philippines' economic growth. A focus on institutional reliability and execution is necessary to close the gap.

The Energy Regulatory Commission in the Philippines has made significant headway in clearing a backlog of hundreds of stalled electricity supply deals and power infrastructure projects. This administrative success is a case study in the power of institutional capacity to either.