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Joining ASEAN may slip down East Timor’s priority list

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EAST TIMOR

Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…

Kazakhstan will struggle to boost oil output

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KAZAKHSTAN

Astana's aspirations to reach 2 million b/d have been set back by difficulties in raising output at major fields. Government efforts to diversify the economy away from…

Eastern EU will push Brussels for more farm aid

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EASTERN EU

Farmers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) are demanding strong government support as they deal with droughts and the economic ripple effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

Canada's carbon tax is under more political pressure

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CANADA

The move, which is clearly targeted at Atlantic Canada where the Liberals need to buttress their support, has produced calls for more exemptions as well as triggering further…

Water woes will have multiple impacts in Peru

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PERU

As well as exposure to the El Nino phenomenon, Peru is one of the Latin American countries most susceptible to climate change. Erratic rainfall patterns threaten agriculture…

China will scale computing infrastructure for AI

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CHINA

To that end, in early October, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with five other ministry-level government bodies, published an Action Plan for…

Water management will raise wider concerns in Uruguay

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URUGUAY

The water crisis raises questions about prevailing attitudes to water as a resource at a time of increasing climate variability, and highlights tensions between human and…

Electricity shortages create new problems in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Precautionary measures to prevent the collapse of the electricity system were implemented on October 27 and are expected to continue for several weeks. Rationing has left most of…

Elections could prove awkward for Maldives president

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MALDIVES

The two parties associated with him are currently in the minority in the unicameral legislature. Muizzu came to power after winning last year’s presidential race. He was a…

Long-delayed Romanian motorway will help Ukraine

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ROMANIA

This offers Ukraine enhanced connectivity to the EU, increasing the volume of throughputs in response to Russia’s restrictions on Black Sea shipping, but also responding to…