Iraq Development Road: a strategic corridor between East and West
Talks continue between Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates—signatories of a quadripartite memorandum in 2024—on the progress of the Iraq Development Road (IDR) project. This ambitious plan presents a strategic opportunity to establish a vital logistics corridor between East and West, with projected investments amounting to $17 billion. The IDR aims to connect […]
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San Francisco: Italy at the 2025 Conference on cybersecurity
Italian start-ups, innovative SMEs and institutions will participate together for the first time at the world’s premier conference and exhibition on cybersecurity: the San Francisco RSA Conference, to be held from 28 April to 1 May 2025 in San Francisco, California. The annual RSA event represents a global platform for discussion, gathering industry experts and […]
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Philippines, energy and infrastructure drive a rising market
Closer to Europe in linguistic and traditional terms than other Asian countries – 80% of the population is Christian and English is the vehicular language – the Philippines is establishing itself as a market with great prospects for Western investment. The archipelago, home to almost 116 million people, already serves as a strategic base of […]
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Montenegro, climate change between challenges and opportunities for joint action
Montenegro is firmly embarking on the path of green transition through new laws and more ambitious commitments. Although Montenegro’s greenhouse gas emissions have an extremely limited global impact – estimated at just 0.09% – the country intends to play its part in the fight against global warming. The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, and Northern […]
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United Kingdom: a future superpower in clean energy
Investments in green energy, tax reforms, and regulatory changes are among the most significant measures for the energy sector included in the UK’s 2024 Budget. Among the key allocations, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will see a substantial budget increase, rising from £6.4 billion (approximately €7.71 billion) in 2023-24 to a projected […]
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Morocco, a growing infrastructure hub between Africa and Europe
Morocco is establishing itself as an important strategic hub in the African economic and geopolitical landscape, with a series of ambitious projects ranging from water management to energy transition, including the development of modern transport and a competitive industry. As set out in the latest draft of the Finance Bill, the country is investing significantly […]
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UAE testing the green transition, Abu Dhabi bets on copper
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to push the economic diversification accelerator, confirming itself as a key player in the global resources market. The latest ambitious project, announced by the International Resources Holding (IRH) – part of the International Holding Company (IHC) conglomerate led by Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al-Nahyan – envisages the creation of […]
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Brazil, growing demand for lithium turns the spotlight on the country
The growing demand for lithium – a metal crucial to the global energy transition – on the international market is causing Brazil to attract increasing interest on a global scale. Although the country hosts less than one per cent of global reserves of the metal according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), more optimistic […]
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ACER report: progress and challenges in the integration of the European electricity market
The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published its annual report on the integration of the European Union (EU) electricity market, the 2024 Market Monitoring Report, providing an overview of the progress, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating the European energy transition. The growing importance of renewable energy, driven by sources such as […]
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Germany: a key market for European and global agri-food
Germany: a key market for European and global agri-food Germany remains a major player in the agri-food sector, at the European and international level. Not only is it the third largest importer and fourth largest exporter in the world, but, with agricultural production reaching € 76.3 billion in 2023, it ranks second among producers […]
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