Fiscal policy to become a tool for environmental policy.
Fiscal policy to become a tool for environmental policy.
The IMF’s latest report on Russia paints a grim picture of the state of the economy and confirms what even the government acknowledged for the first time in May: the country is in crisis
Liquefied natural gas is for investors with longer-term vision, patience and strategic capabilities on a regional level – who will help reshape the balance in Europe away from Russia.
Sergio Massa, the National Deputy for the Frente Renovador party, believes “there is a political cycle that is ending in Argentina in 2015 [and it] will bring a new political moment to the country.” And he wants to lead it.
The Ukraine crisis has, once again, highlighted the European Union’s dependency on energy imports.
As energy cooperation grows stronger so does Turkey’s desire to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which Russia is a member of.
Rosneft’s buying of the part of gas company Itera it does not already own is another ratcheting up of the long-term pressures on Russia state-controlled gas behemoth, Gazprom.
“A surge in North American oil production will be as transformative to the market over the next five years as was the rise of Chinese demand over the last 15,” the IEA says.
From the U.S. to Saudi Arabia, ending fossil fuel related subsidies could help cut government deficits, reduce climate change and improve social equality.
In trying to play Russia off against Europe to salvage its economy, Cyprus has embarked on a high-stakes poker game that could see almost everyone lose.