After years of strong economic growth and surging foreign direct investment, Vietnam today is emerging as a key middle-income country in the South-east Asian political and economic sphere. A nation of ancient traditions with a youthful and energetic population, Vietnam is also moving through a period of additional economic reforms, while continuing to leverage its strategic location and strong international relations to further boost its rapidly growing overseas trade activity.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Jaime Hernández Martínez, Director-General, Federal Electricity Commission: Interview from The Report: Mexico 2017
To what extent can the restructuring of the public utility increase the flexibility, transparency and competitiveness of the energy sector?
Articles & Analysis | Strong competition keeps prices low at Mexico's electricity auctions from The Report: Mexico 2017
As part of ongoing energy reforms, Mexico’s authorities aim to reduce costs, protect the environment and develop power sector infrastructure by stimulating competition in electricity generation and transmission, while the National Centre of Energy Control (Centro Nacional de Control de Energía, CENACE) maintains control of transmission by...
Articles & Analysis | Mexico's first licensing round of major oil and gas auction attracts interest from The Report: Mexico 2017
Announced in 2013, Mexico’s energy reforms were the centrepiece of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s strategy to revitalise the national economy and reverse the decline in hydrocarbons production that has been in evidence over the past decade. Central to these efforts was ending the monopoly of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) on the exploration,...
Articles & Analysis | Authorities take steps to strengthen Mexico's energy infrastructure from The Report: Mexico 2017
Recent reforms have opened up Mexico’s energy markets with the promise of greater levels of investment, more competition and stronger economic growth. For these benefits to realise their maximum potential and reach all regions of the country, it is essential that infrastructure of sufficient quantity and quality is put in place.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Angélica Ruíz Celis, Director-General, Vestas Latin America: Interview from The Report: Mexico 2017
What is the relationship between state-owned organisations and private companies in the wake of reforms across the sector?