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Middle Eastern investors pour into Africa

19 February 2024

Middle Eastern investment into Africa is becoming one of the most important sources of new capital, with projects valued at more than $53bn announced in 2023.

Perspectives | Clock is ticking as Central Asia confronts water calamity

19 February 2024

Stakeholders need to collaborate, tackle waste and address the elephant in the room: Afghanistan.

Who produces oil and gas in Uzbekistan?

19 February 2024

Uzbekistan is not a major exporter of energy resources, unlike neighbouring Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, though it is home to quite substantial hydrocarbon resources.

Analysis finds months-long methane mega-leak in Kazakhstan

19 February 2024

One of the worst such releases ever recorded said to have been caused when a blowout ignited a fire that burned for over six months.

Warm, dry winter signals escalating climate challenge in Afghanistan

18 February 2024

Afghanistan is already grappling with its worst drought in three decades, contributing to the deep economic slump.

IIF’s pessimistic scenario forecasts dire results for the Middle East if a regional war breaks out

16 February 2024

The recent escalation in hostilities in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas has heightened the risk of a wider and prolonged conflict that would significantly impact the global economy and have dire consequences for the Middle East.

World must invest $8 trillion in renewables by 2030 to meet COP28 goal

14 February 2024

Investment of as much as $8 trillion in renewable energy and half of that in grids and storage is required to meet the goal of tripling renewable energy capacity by 2030, as agreed at COP28 in Dubai in December.

Bulgaria and Romania to revive €6bn Danube hydropower project

14 February 2024

Neighbouring countries are updating old plans to build a major new hydropower plant on the Danube between Nikopol and Turnu Magurele.

Warning of new ice age in Europe as currents in the Atlantic approach a catastrophic tipping point

14 February 2024

The currents that circulate in the Atlantic are approaching a “tipping point” that will change the way water flows around the oceans of the world, which will have a catastrophic climate impact on countries around the world.

Austria mulls how to break free from Russian gas

13 February 2024

Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said the government would look to end national gas company OMV’s long-term gas supply deal with Gazprom.

Ukraine prepares to export biogas to Europe

13 February 2024

Ukrainian authorities are poised to venture into the burgeoning market of biogas exports to Europe.