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Some US COVID responses may become permanent

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UNITED STATES

The bill includes items to manage the public health and economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the disease has many direct and indirect effects.

Output woes will delay, not halt, Angola's gas sector

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ANGOLA

Outlook for Angola's LNG sector.

Chile reform defeat heralds mounting challenges

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CHILE

The intended reset was overshadowed by the March 8 defeat in Congress of a proposed tax reform, a key plank of his left-wing reform agenda. This followed another major defeat in…

South Africa will tread water with 'austerity' budget

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SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa's national budget.

Contraction spells economic doldrums for South Africa

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SOUTH AFRICA

The World Bank in its August 17 Economic Update warned about the downside risks to South Africa posed by anticipated US monetary policy tightening and cooling Chinese growth…

MERS deepens economic gloom in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

Economic growth in 2015 has been slower than forecast, with exports slowing and domestic demand weak. Now the outbreak of MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) that began on May…

EU countries are split over sustainable energy funding

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EU

Particular areas of controversy include whether nuclear power will be deemed sustainable, and whether natural gas technologies which reduce emissions by displacing higher-emission…