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South Africa's minerals bill could prompt legal battle

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SOUTH AFRICA

The government's persistence in revising the Mining Charter, despite claims by industry that the process of developing the amendments was not inclusive.

Arce will use Bolivia’s reserves to fund investment

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BOLIVIA

The drop was particularly notable in 2019, though less so in 2020. However, reserves reached arguably excessive levels during the middle years of the past decade. Even in 2020…

Congo’s budget programme is likely to disappoint

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CONGO-KINSHASA

At a reported 10 billion dollars, the proposal would represent a massive increase on 2019’s budget of approximately 6.3 billion dollars, and even on the government’s original…

Musk's plans for Twitter to emerge by year-end

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INT

This comes after Twitter announced on April 25 that the firm is being sold to Musk, the world's richest man and self-proclaimed free speech maximalist. The sale presages a…

Costly Argentine health sector faces grave challenges

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ARGENTINA

The Argentine health sector.

Prospects for Nigeria in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Further deployments of security personnel to the main conflict hotspots are likely as the administration seeks to gain a symbolic advantage over major bandit groups ahead of an…

China-Philippines joint energy plans may soon go ahead

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CHINA/PHILIPPINES

The possibility of joint China-Philippines exploitation of hydrocarbons in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

Gulf states will reinforce investment strategies

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GULF STATES

US banking stress reinforces risks for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), although they are not significantly exposed to global banks directly. GCC SWFs…

African resource nationalism poses persistent risk

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AFRICA

Resource nationalism in African mining.

Morocco’s economy is on the rebound

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MOROCCO

Real GDP growth is on track to be at least 6% in 2020, following a 7% contraction last year. Most sectors have bounced back, though not tourism. High levels of vaccination against…