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Botswana awards Norway’s Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

Date: September 1, 2022

GABORONE (Reuters) – State-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has awarded Norwegian company Scatec ASA a contract to build a 50 MW solar plant, the companies announced on Wednesday, BPC’s first utility-scale renewable energy project as Botswana looks to boost power supplies and increase clean energy shares. Under the terms of a Power Purchase Agreement signed...

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French sugar makers to start output early as energy curbs loom

Date: September 1, 2022

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two largest sugar makers Tereos and Cristal Union will bring forward the start of their 2022 production ahead of possible energy restrictions by the government this winter if Russia cuts off gas supplies, they said on Wednesday. Sugar production is among the most energy-intensive industries. French factories,...

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Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks

Date: September 1, 2022

(Reuters) -Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks were hacked in recent days but the consequences appear to be minor so far, the company said on Wednesday. “The internal protection systems have detected unauthorized access to the corporate network in recent days,” a spokesperson for the company told Reuters in response to a query. The state-controlled...

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Russia jobless rate stays at record low of 3.9% in July

Date: September 1, 2022

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The number of people unemployed in Russia was 2.9 million in July, or 3.9% of the workforce, with the jobless rate staying at the record low reached in May, the statistics service said on Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast unemployment of 4.1%. Rosstat provided the following data: RUSSIAN UNEMPLOYMENT July...

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Barclays announces sale of remaining shares in South Africa’s Absa

Date: September 1, 2022

LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays will sell its remaining 7.4% stake in South African bank Absa, it said on Wednesday, completing its exit from a more than 90-year presence on the continent. The British lender said it will sell the 63 million Absa shares to institutional investors in a process known as an accelerated bookbuilding, with...

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LDTI heralds new dawn for carriers

Date: August 31, 2022

By John Bowers, Actuarial Product Director, RNA Analytics In a very short time, the re/insurance industry will reach the implementation deadline for one of the most significant changes in accountancy practice in decades. Whilst we consider that the majority of carriers will be ready for the new rules, and that the considerable modifications required will...