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By Rhod Mackenzie
TotalEnergies Vice President for Asia, Thomas Morisse, predicts that demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) will increase in 2024, driven by China and Europe.
Morisse stated at an energy conference, as reported by Reuters, that "(Demand for) LNG will continue to grow. Europe is...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Despite sanctions, Russia became the sixth largest source of gold for Switzerland for the second year in a row in 2023. Switzerland was the main supplier of this precious metal to the European Union last year. This information is based on an analysis of data from the UN Comtrade...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Emmanuel Macron has announced the creation of a 'missile coalition' to assist Ukraine in acquiring long-range ammunition. The aim is to weaken Russia and regain France's position in Africa. It is unclear which countries will join this coalition, where Kyiv will send long-range mi...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Gas prices in Europe have fallen to pre-crisis levels despite it still being the winter. However, this news is overshadowed by the fact that gas consumption in Europe has dropped to its lowest level since 1995. It is unlikely that Europe will ever return to its pre-crisis peak de...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia has outwitted all the Western sanctions imposed on it - and China is taking a closer look, writes the UK's The Economist, with a characteristic subtitle - "How the rise of the middle powers is helping America's enemies".
The world has witnessed an unprecedented rise in f...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The economic weight of the European Union and the euro area in the world has been declining for the last three decades. Events since 2019 have intensified this trend, and the sanctions against Russia, which have boomeranged on Europe itself, are making the trend downwards totally...
