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Libya oil leadership change will be contested

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LIBYA

Sanalla has repeatedly clashed with Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun but the trigger for efforts to oust him is a weakening in the power of GNU Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeiba, who…

ECB will extend QE programme on December 3

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EURO-AREA

At a press conference after the previous meeting on October 22, ECB President Mario Draghi was clear that downside risks to the inflation outlook might lead to a reassessment at…

Sonangol woes will pressure Angola's Lourenco

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ANGOLA

The downward revisions come amid a recent debilitating fuel crisis, with state-owned oil company Sonangol unable to distribute fuel. In response, President Joao Lourenco on May 8…

Algeria’s aviation sector will face stiff competition

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ALGERIA

The acquisition of 15 new aircraft -- orders confirmed in June -- will modernise the state-owned airline and enhance its offering, enabling it to fly more passengers further…

Proposed Mexico energy reforms would be radical

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MEXICO

The aim is to restore the market dominance of the state-owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE). The move would sideline private players and potentially force the closure of…

Prospects for the US economy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for the US economy in 2016.

ECB will ease monetary policy further on March 10

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EURO-AREA

Downside risks, tightening of financial conditions and weak inflation dynamics

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…

Russia will expand Middle East security and trade role

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MIDDLE EAST

The previous day, the Pentagon said that Moscow was trying to influence events in Libya. Since intervening in Syria in September 2015, President Vladimir Putin has established…

Foreign powers jockey for position in Libya

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LIBYA

The outcomes of these meetings may indicate the dynamics of external states' future behaviour, which will shape domestic developments until elections are held on December 24.