March 2020
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2020, March, 4, 09:35:00
INDIA'S ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION UP 7%
India’s annual electricity demand in 2019 grew at its slowest pace in six years, according to the CEA, amid a broader economic slowdown that resulted in a fall in sales of everything from cars to cookies, prompting some large-scale industries such as the automobile sector to slash jobs.
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2020, March, 4, 09:30:00
RUSSIA, BULGARIA GAS PRICE DOWN 40%
Bulgaria imports 2.9 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia per year under a long-term contract valid through 2022.
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2020, March, 4, 09:25:00
S.KOREA COAL POWER DOWN
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement that 21 to 28 coal-fired power plants would be closed from March 1 to March 31 in an effort to reduce emissions of fine dust.
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2020, March, 4, 09:20:00
NORWAY FUND RENEWABLE INVESTMENT $11 BLN
Norway's fund aims to invest around $10.77 billion in unlisted renewable projects
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2020, March, 4, 09:15:00
NUCLEAR POWER NATION: UAE
the UAE has officially become a peaceful nuclear energy operating nation.
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2020, March, 4, 09:10:00
SAUDI ARABIA'S ECONOMY UP
Saudi Arabia's oil sector declined by 3.6 percent in 2019 dragging overall GDP growth to 0.3 percent
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2020, March, 4, 09:05:00
AUSTRIA'S GDP GROWTH 1.25%
Expected Austria's GDP to increase around 1¼ percent this year, mainly supported again by domestic demand.
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2020, March, 4, 09:00:00
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS RATE 1.0-1.25%
the Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/2 percentage point, to 1 to 1‑1/4 percent.
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2020, March, 2, 13:05:00
OIL PRICE: NEAR $51 ANEW
Brent was at $51.91 a barrel, up $2.24 or 4.5%, WTI hit a 14-month low of $43.32, before recovering to $46.65, up $1.89, or 4.2%.
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2020, March, 2, 13:00:00
УРОВЕНЬ ЦЕНЫ BRENT: $42.4
для российского бюджета, для нашей экономики текущий уровень цен на нефть является приемлемым. Напомню, что в рамках нашей макроэкономической политики в этом году мы взяли за базовый уровень стоимость нефти Brent в 42,4 доллара за баррель.