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EUROPE BRACES FOR MORE CUTS IN RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS EXPORTS
Reuters - August 22, 2022 CPC says two of three mooring points (SPM) suspended One SPM can handle less than 70% of terminal capacity - sources Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline…
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$1 TRILLION EXPORTS: THESE 6 SECTORS TO HELP INDIA BECOME EXPORT POWERHOUSE BY FY28
The Financial Express - August 20, 2022 India’s export growth has been propelled by six megatrends that got fast-tracked during the pandemic (2020, 2021), driving overall export attractiveness for multiple sectors…
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IMF EYES CREDITOR AS-SURANCES AS IT PREPARES SRI LANKA VISIT
Reuters - August 20, 2022 The International Monetary Fund said it will need "adequate assurances" from Sri Lanka's creditors for a new program as it prepares a visit to Colombo…
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AS ECB MULLS ANOTHER BIG HIKE, SCHNABEL SAYS INFLATION OUTLOOK HASN’T IMPROVED
Reuters - August 18, 2022 The euro zone inflation outlook has failed to improve since a July rate hike, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said, suggesting she favours another…
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S&P pushes Sri Lankan bonds deeper into junk territory with ‘default’ rating
Reuters - August 15, 2022 Global ratings agency S&P Global on Monday slashed its rating on Sri Lankan bonds to 'D', representing default, following missed interest and principal payments. The South…
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OIL PRICES HAVE TUMBLED ALMOST 30% IN 2 MONTHS. HERE’S WHY, AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
Business Insider - August 10, 2022 Oil prices have tumbled over the last two months, with Brent and WTI crude down more than 20% since June. The three Rs help explain…
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SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS ANTARCTIC ICE SHELF CRUMBLING FASTER THAN THOUGHT
Reuters - August 11, 2022 Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice, doubling previous estimates of losses from the world's largest ice sheet…
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‘TOO MANY EMPLOYEES, BUT FEW WORK’: PICHAI, ZUCKERBERG SOUND THE ALARM
With global recession fears looming, some of the biggest names in the technology world have some ominous words to spare: Big Tech has hired more people, but only some of…
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Q: In your view, has the aragalaya led to a united Sri Lanka – and if so, is this unity sustainable? A: People, irrespective of their ethnicity and religion, have…
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WAR IN UKRAINE SET TO ENTER NEW PHASE -UK MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
Reuters - August 6, 2022 Russia's war in Ukraine is about to enter a new phase, with most fighting shifting to a nearly 350 kilometre (217 mile) front stretching southwest from…
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