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Russian oil supply cut would hit Central Europe hard

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EASTERN EUROPE

Flows resumed within days, but the sudden cut-off -- ascribed to overdue transit payments -- highlights Central Europe’s dependence on Russian oil imports and the difficulty of…

Tensions may surface over Kenya’s early oil production

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KENYA

President Uhuru Kenyatta on June 3 inaugurated Kenya’s Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS), waving off the trucks on their journey from Turkana County to Mombasa. The launch follows a…

Cutting fuel subsidies risks unrest in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

Fuel subsidy threats.

Foreign investment recovery may disappoint in Iran

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IRAN

Following the removal of sanctions last month, the government is looking to the return of foreign direct investment to kick-start an economic recovery. However, its ambitions to…

War in Ukraine will impel Kazakhstan to diversify

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KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan’s economy has weathered well the turbulences created by the war in Ukraine. A new context for the country’s traditional aspirations to balance and diversify economic…

Prospects for the automobile sector from 2020-24

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PROSPECTS 2020-24

Prospects for the automobile sector from 2020-24

Afghanistan’s economic outlook is bleak

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AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban want production to expand to 19,000 b/d shortly. They are counting on the extractives sector to help boost revenue and shore up the flailing economy.

Mexico isthmus rail ambitions may prove optimistic

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MEXICO

Tehuantepec deveopment.

New islands will harm ASEAN's marine ecosystem

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ASEAN/CHINA

The environmental politics of artificial island-building in the South China Sea.

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

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INTERNATIONAL

Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…