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India eyes more foreign investment in space industry

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INDIA

In late August, they landed near the lunar south pole. India thereby became the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon, and the first to do so in the lunar south…

Revenue diversification would reduce African debt

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AFRICA

African debt burdens

Russian budget plans for both resilience and growth

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RUSSIA

The budget earmarks additional funding for a six-year 'national strategy' for growth and development, yet still envisages a surplus in each of the next three years and an…

EU green ambitions are strongly reflected in budget

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EU

Overall, some 30% of the budget will involve climate-related spending. One of the key reforms concerns the EU’s own resources mechanism to finance spending, with plans to…

Transport upgrades are Russia's World Cup win

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RUSSIA

Russia's World Cup expenditure.

South Sudan oil sector expansion will prove elusive

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SOUTH SUDAN

Since independence in 2011 -- and during the preceding six years of autonomy -- the budget has depended overwhelmingly on oil revenues. However, production has contracted…

Prospects for India in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for India in the second quarter.

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…

Indonesia will struggle to attain climate goals

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INDONESIA

In July, it expressed optimism about achieving net-zero emissions by "2060 or sooner". This will require a phasing out of coal-fired power plants, currently the dominant source of…

Poor infrastructure will weigh on South African growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African infrastructure.