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Oil-for-roads: South Sudan allocates 10,000 bpd to Chinese companies

The government of cash-strapped South Sudan has agreed to allocate 10,000 barrels of its crude oil per day to Chinese firms to build roads in the country. Chinese companies will build two highways in exchange, the government said in a statement after a cabinet meeting in Juba last weekend. According to deputy information minister, Lily […]

Egypt unveils $40.7m fund to invest in cutting carbon emissions projects

The Egyptian government launched a fund for investment in projects issuing carbon certificates with an authorized capital of EGP 1 billion ($40.7 million). The fund, dubbed EgyCOP, will finance Egyptian companies’ projects that reduce carbon emissions through the issuance of globally-accredited certificates from Switzerland’s The Gold Standards Foundation, the Arab country said in a statement. […]

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Expected in Morocco Next Week

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will visit Morocco within the frame of an international tour that will take her to Turkey, Spain, Algeria and Egypt. Sherman starts this Friday her week-long trip with a visit to Istanbul and Ankara, says a press release issued by the U.S. State Department. The Deputy Secretary is expected […]