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Iraq will slowly raise domestic gas supply

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IRAQ

In early May, a sixth licensing round elicited minimal interest. However, hitherto slow-moving projects to capture and use associated gas burnt at oilfields are accelerating. That…

Mexico auction suggests positive renewables outlook

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MEXICO

Mexico's second renewable energy auction.

Benefits of key Asia-Pacific trade pact will be uneven

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ASIA/PACIFIC

RCEP, which involves the ten ASEAN states and five of the bloc’s Asia-Pacific partners, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA), covering more than half its exports…

Manama will struggle to vary its investor offering

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BAHRAIN

The Economic Development Board (EDB), the country’s investment promotion agency, announced in March that its ‘golden licence’ scheme of incentives for local and foreign investors…

Earthquakes will hit Mexico’s 2018 election

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MEXICO

Two major earthquakes hit southern and central Mexico on September 7 and 19, killing at least 340 people and damaging thousands of buildings. The disaster has sparked a public…

Greek crisis will test IMF governance

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INT/GREECE

However, negotiations will go ahead, notwithstanding Fund staff's recent misgivings on Greece's debt sustainability. Broader issues are whether the IMF's role as lender of last…

New Indonesian cabinet will improve security outlook

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INDONESIA

Counterterrorism policy and Indonesia's new cabinet.

Brazil’s economic malaise has no quick fixes

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BRAZIL

Brazilian financial markets have for months reacted to the daily political developments affecting the chances that Congress will pass an ambitious pension reform, which the…

Risk of Greek euro exit has risen but is still small

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GREECE

The prospects for Greek departure from the euro-area.