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Time has come to close more Polish coal mines

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POLAND

Efforts to tackle financial problems at state-owned coal miner Polska Grupa Gornicza (PGG) were deferred during the two-year election cycle which ended in July. PGG faces the…

North Macedonian crisis spurs move to renewable energy

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NORTH MACEDONIA

Electricity companies wanted a near-38% rise amid soaring international market prices, but the ERC wanted to avoid a price shock. In November, the government declared an ‘energy…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017.

Trump's Paris moves reflect policy disruption risks

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US/INT

The Trump administration's repudiation of the pact's 'no backsliding' framework for global climate governance has been met with near-universal condemnation from other world…

EU's Africa framework will focus on global competition

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AFRICA/EU

EU-Africa development framework.

New optimism will buoy Uganda-Tanzania energy sectors

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UGANDA/TANZANIA

With a budget of USD3.5bn, the 1,400-kilometre pipeline project linking the western city of Hoima in Uganda to Tanzania’s Tanga port should bring significant economic benefits to…

Union-government conflict in France will persist

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FRANCE

The French government is using its emergency powers to break a two-week strike at five of the country's eight refineries, which has caused fuel shortages nationwide. Union action…

Leadership questions will distract Canada's opposition

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CANADA

Canada's main opposition parties -- the Conservatives and the NDP -- are entering a period of reconstruction and reinvention in the wake of October's election victory by Prime…

Prospects for South Africa in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Yet market sentiment remains sceptical of Pretoria’s ability to deliver on the package, implement steep and politically contentious expenditure cuts and boost growth. Meanwhile, a…

Canada's national carbon pricing plans face delays

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CANADA

Trudeau has pledged to formulate a new national climate policy to help Canada meet its international commitments to greenhouse gas emission reductions in line with its support of…