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Technology offers hope in tackling water scarcity

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INTERNATIONAL

Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…

Nigeria central bank will struggle to defend the naira

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NIGERIA

This gives priority to selected local manufacturers who will now have easier access to forex at official rates. This forms part of a broader CBN programme aimed at supporting…

El Nino threat will cloud ASEAN economic outlook

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ASEAN

Outlook for the impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon on South-east Asia.

Seoul-Havana relations will hurt Pyongyang

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SOUTH KOREA/CUBA

South Korea’s business ties with Cuba have improved in recent decades, while Havana-Pyongyang relations have long been uneasy. Cuba’s decision came amid North Korea’s increasingly…

Mexican beer boom looks set to continue

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MEXICO

Mexico has the fifth-highest level of overall beer consumption in the world, the United States the second. Mexico accounts for most US beer imports and US sales dominate Mexican…

Exports will drive recovery in Mexico’s auto sector

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MEXICO

The new RVC should benefit North American automotive industry producers, in Mexico’s case underpinning the sector’s recovery from semiconductor shortages and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cholera cases will keep rising internationally

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INTERNATIONAL

Cholera is expanding in developing countries where contaminated water is the primary source of infection. Damage or restricted access to water sanitation infrastructure due to…

Northern Mexico’s drought challenges will persist

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MEXICO

Although some rain has now fallen, it has not eased the crisis much, as reservoir levels are still low. Business development in the city is facing obstacles, and tensions among…

Eastern Europe’s green transition will need more work

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EASTERN EUROPE

National efforts, EU-wide measures, warm weather and low Chinese demand helped them weather the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but partly at the expense of progress on…

Saudi Arabia needs a strategy for the hydrogen sector

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SAUDI ARABIA

It intends to produce up to 11 million tonnes of ‘blue ammonia’ annually by 2030, using 'blue' hydrogen made from natural gas but with mitigated carbon impacts. The target lacks…