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Debt programmes may help boost Brazilian consumption

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BRAZIL

In this context, the government has recently launched two debt renegotiation initiatives: “Desenrola Brasil” (Develop Brazil) under the Ministry of Finance and “Renegocia!”…

Qatar will expand its LNG output at home and abroad

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QATAR

State-owned QE is expanding its foreign hydrocarbon portfolio taking advantage of high gas revenues. It is also expanding its domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity…

Iran is approaching the limits of its oil expansion

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IRAN

Iran’s increasingly skilled sanctions evasion (aided by less intense US enforcement) has made it the second-largest contributor to higher global oil output over the past year…

Nepali politics will get stormier in lead-up to polls

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NEPAL

Today, Deuba’s Nepali Congress (NC) party and its governing partners said they will contest the polls as an alliance. The opposition challenge will be led by the Communist Party…

Qatar’s green strategy will focus on greening of LNG

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QATAR

Doha’s decarbonisation strategy, which started slowly, focuses on electricity production and industrial exports. Qatar has toughened sustainability targets and moved swiftly…

Beijing will rethink its semiconductor strategy

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CHINA

High-profile officials in government departments and state-run investment funds have been placed under investigation. The entities involved include the government's USD44bn 'Big…

Nepal faces constitutional breakdown

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NEPAL

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s coalition says Bhandari’s refusal to certify the legislation is unconstitutional. Separately, the latest term of parliament’s lower house…

Data centres face multiple regulatory pressures

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INTERNATIONAL

Outsourced data centres, including the massive ones that support public and private cloud and edge computing services, are now critical to nearly every business, educational…

Stricter regulation will reduce Polish bank profits

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POLAND

Holding interest rates at their current low levels is likely to lead to further consolidation of Poland's banking sector, as larger state-owned companies absorb smaller players…

New measures may not appease violent protests in Chile

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CHILE

Continuing violent protests.