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Egypt’s recent decision to halt gas supplies to Jordan and the kingdom’s subsequent decision to lift fuel subsidies has placed the country’s already difficult energy situation under an added level of stress. However, the decisions also highlight the need for Jordan to create its own alternative forms of energy import and production, a process that is already under way.

Plans for a large power plant near Ulaanbaatar underline how Mongolia’s surging growth in resource revenues can be used to meet looming energy shortfalls in urban areas. However, more innovative sources are needed to supply power to the rural expanses of the country’s steppes.

El descenso en la producción ha sido un rasgo importante de la industria petrolera mexicana durante la mayor parte de la década pasada, si bien algunas señales sugieren que el 2012 podría ser el primer año desde el 2004 en el cual dicha tendencia a la baja se vería revertida. Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), la petrolera estatal, produjo un promedio de 2.54 millones de barriles por día (bpd) durante los primeros nueve meses de 2012.

Plans to upgrade Sabah's external and internal transport links are seeing progress as the state welcomes steadily increasing investment thanks to its development corridor initiative. Nevertheless, challenges remain in the shape of rival logistics destinations.

The sale of nine 3G licences in an auction in mid-October raised Bt41.6bn ($1.35bn) for Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), heralding the long-awaited introduction of more advanced data services in the telecoms industry. There are concerns, however, that the bandwidth prices were set too late and will not encourage competition among providers.

La filière ivoirienne du cacao a amorcé un tournant au cours de la première semaine d'octobre. En effet, à compter de la saison en cours, le gouvernement a décidé de fixer le prix de vente de cacao dans le cadre des efforts déployés pour promouvoir les cultures marchandes du pays.