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Iraq's oil output will grow despite challenges

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IRAQ

The government sought to capitalise on political stability and high oil prices to attract international oil companies (OICs) to invest in new prospects on improved terms…

Australia aims to be West's critical mineral partner

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AUSTRALIA

Australia’s rich geological endowment, together with extensive mining experience and a deeply rooted democratic tradition, make it a strong supply-chain partner not only…

South-east Asia will seek strategic balance on AI

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Japan will lead on forging a common AI framework between advanced and developing economies. A particular focus will be South-east Asia, the fastest-growing online market and a…

Economic woes will dampen investor confidence in Laos

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LAOS

Issues such as soaring inflation, currency depreciation and debt repayment problems are having a major impact on the economy. The World Bank estimates that GDP grew by 3.7% in…

India will step up economic diplomacy

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INDIA

He has retained S Jaishankar as his foreign minister, in line with a broad trend of preserving continuity within the cabinet. Although his parliamentary majority is reduced and…

Russia eyes further expansion of agriculture

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RUSSIA

The decree targeted a rise in the value of agricultural production of at least 25% above the output of RUB7.6tn (USD86bn at current exchange rates) recorded in 2021. Putin also…

Peru's Boluarte will focus on China relations

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PERU

China is Peru’s most important trading partner and its main source of foreign investment. Closer relations with China represent one of the few foreign policy successes of the…

Elections may bring new instability in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

By contrast, the opposition Unitary Platform (UP) and its presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia continue to skirt important questions relating to governance and policy…

Concerns over Chile's China dependence will mount

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CHILE

More recently, the complexities of maintaining this approach have increased in the face of incipient concern about the possible strategic implications of Chinese investment in…

Seoul's EV battery plans entail tough multilateralism

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SOUTH KOREA

The goal is to assist their search for alternative supply chains. Three of the world’s top six EVB manufacturers are South Korean.