Indonesia wants fair and square trade in US tariff discussions
Indonesia's senior economic minister, and its top negotiator, said that it is prioritizing its national interests in ongoing negotiations about U.S. Tariffs. It wants to have a "fair-and-square" trade relationship. Airlangga hartarto, head of the delegation, and Sri Mulyani indrawati…
Finance Minister: Indonesia's growth in 2025 will be around 5%, despite trade tensions
Indonesia's growth will probably remain around 5% this year despite the trade tensions. The finance minister stated that a government delegation was still negotiating with Washington in order to avoid high tariffs. Minister's forecast is about the same as last year's growth rate of 5.03%.
Nigeria’s Refining Revolution is Reshaping West Africa’s Energy Landscape
The launch of the Dangote Refinery near the Port of Lagos presents an exciting opportunity to transform the energy and shipping markets in West Africa. And it stands to boost Nigeria’s role as an influential player in the global oil industry, fostering economic growth and regional development.Nigeria’s…
EIB examines financing for $760 million hydro project in DRC
A spokesperson for the European Investment Bank said that the bank is delaying decisions on financing the Ruzizi III hydroelectric plant, worth $760 million, in Central Africa due to the fighting between Rwandan-backed and Democratic Republic of Congo rebels. After the January blitzkrieg of Congolese rebels…
World Bank and other lenders criticise Pakistan’s energy negotiations
A group of eight development financing institutions warned that Pakistan's unilateral renegotiation will damage investor confidence in the clean energy sector and harm its long-term prospects. Last year, Pakistan announced that it would renegotiate contracts with independent energy producers in order to reduce "unsustainable" electric tariffs.
Venezuelan request for annulment of Conoco award dismissed by arbitration court
The World Bank arbitral tribunal dismissed Venezuela's request to annul an $8.37 billion arbitration decision in favor of ConocoPhillips. This cleared the way for ConocoPhillips to claim compensation for its expropriation assets from Venezuela. In 2019, the International Centre for Settlement…
Oil Rises on China Stimulus Hopes, US Inventory Drop
Oil rose almost 1% on Thursday in thin holiday trade driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world's biggest oil importer, and supported by an industry report showing a decline in U.S. crude inventories.Chinese authorities have agreed to issue 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) worth of special treasury bonds next year…
World Bank: Bosnia must invest $6.8 billion to combat climate change impacts
Bosnia and Herzegovina faces risks of flooding, wildfires, and severe air pollution. A World Bank report released on Wednesday said that the country needs to invest 6,8 billion dollars over the next 10 years to offset the effects of climate change. The report stated that climate-related damages…
The pledge of financing by the Development Bank gives COP29 an early boost
COP29 negotiators have welcomed a commitment by major development bank to increase funding for poor and middle-income nations struggling to combat global warming. This is a positive start to the two week summit. The World Bank and a group of lenders announced on Tuesday that they would increase the finance amount to $120 billion in 2030.
The pledge of financing by the Development Bank gives COP29 an early boost
COP29 negotiators said that the pledge of major development banks, to increase funding for poor and middle income countries who are struggling to combat global warming was a positive start to the two week summit. Tuesday, a group of lenders including the World Bank announced that they would increase this financing to $120 billion…
IMF and World Bank leaders promise to work with Trump at UN climate summit
The World Bank and International Monetary Fund chiefs said on Tuesday that they would continue to work with Donald Trump's incoming administration in the United States to provide funding to countries affected by climate change. Kristalina Georgeieva, IMF's chief, told a panel at the U.N.
Lagos, Nigeria seeks investors to build a 4,000-MW gas-fired electricity plant
Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, invited bids on Thursday for the construction of gas-fired power stations of up to 4,050 megawatts (MW) to fill a shortfall in the national grid. The city is hoping to put an end to years of blackouts which have affected businesses and homes. According to the World Bank…
Climate Investment Funds Board backs $1 billion Turkey grid upgrade project
Climate Investment Funds, a multilateral lender, has announced that it will provide an initial investment of $1 billion to support a plan to upgrade Turkey’s electricity grid to handle more renewable energy. The CIF board approved a $70million investment from its Renewable Energy Integration Investment Platform (REI)…
Sources say that Brazil is aiming to attract foreign investment through a green development platform.
Brazil will launch a new platform on Wednesday to attract more foreign investment into sustainable development. The platform will highlight $8 billion worth of promising private sector projects, and look to triple this portfolio within a year. Four Brazilian officials who spoke anonymously about the program before a Washington launch event…
Haiti Power Firm shuts down main hydroelectric plant after protest
Electricite d'Haiti, the state-owned electricity company in Haiti, said that the output of Peligre hydroelectric plant was zero on Tuesday after protests about the distribution of the country's ailing power supplies. EDH reported that output at Peligre had been reduced since Monday after…
Equinor to close Hanoi office after halting Vietnam offshore wind plans
A company spokesperson revealed that Norway's state controlled energy giant Equinor had cancelled plans to invest into Vietnam's offshore sector. This is a blow for Vietnam's green power aspirations. According to the World Bank Group's report, Vietnam has drawn international attention…
Oil Consumption Tracking is All About Asia
Oil market analysts must make sense of a bewildering array of statistics about production, consumption and inventories, compiled and published with varying definitions and degrees of accuracy and timeliness.The challenge is to form an accurate and nuanced picture of the whole market capable of generating useful forecasts…
Saudi Aramco Targets Zero Flaring
Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday it was joining the World Bank's initiative to reduce gas flaring to zero by 2030 and said its flaring was already less than 1% of its total raw gas production in the first half of 2019.Aramco kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) this week, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be
Angola Hopes Reforms Will Aid Oil Assets Sales
Angola is hoping sweeping economic reforms will smooth an ambitious plan to sell key state assets, including stakes in oil company Sonangol, a share of Puma Energy and more than 100 other enterprises.Africa's second biggest oil exporter is in a rush for cash as it struggles to cope with moribund crude prices…
Mozambique LNG Project Moves Ahead
With a second Final Investment Decision (FID) in just 2 years, Mozambique has officially positioned itself as a key player in the global gas and LNG market for years to come.The latest FID on the US$20 billion Mozambique LNG project, makes it the largest sanction ever in sub-Saharan Africa…
