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Can a $20 billion bet wean Indonesia off coal?
Can a $20 billion bet wean Indonesia off coal?
by  AFP

Less than a year after it was announced, a $20 billion bet to wean Indonesia off coal is mired in controversies over financing and the construction of new plants to power industry. The basic premise is simple: public and private financing of up to $20 billion, in exchange for Indonesia peaking power sector emissions by 2030 and reaching net-zero power sector emissions by 2050.

'Fertile ground': Baghdad sees timid revival with investment drive
'Fertile ground': Baghdad sees timid revival with investment drive
by  AFP

On a summer evening, Iraqis smoke shisha and go bowling at a sprawling riverside complex in Baghdad, one of the many new investments reviving the capital after decades of turmoil. In late August, Sudani attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a luxury hotel and residential complex, the first major Qatari investment in Baghdad.

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