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22-Jan-19 The growing reliance on desalinated water in the Middle East underlines the importance of effective management, with knock-on implications for energy and water security. Desalination accounts for 3% of the water supply but 5% of its energy consumption. [image: Modern Diplomacy]
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20-Jan-19 Bupa has acquired Turkish company Acıbadem Sigorta, a specialist health insurance provider with both corporate and individual customers, headquartered in Istanbul, with over 500 employees, covering 600,000 customers and gross written premiums of TRY913 mn (USD173 mn). [image: Bupa Newsroom]
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Jan-19 The recovery in emerging market and developing economies has stalled. India is a bright spot where strengthening investment and robust consumption will drive 7.3 percent GDP growth. East Asia remains a fast-growing region but growth will moderate to 6 percent in 2019 as global demand slows and financial conditions tighten. Brazil is forecast to lead Latin America with 2.2 percent growth. And in MENA, while GCC oil exporters accelerate to 2.6 percent growth they will be outstripped by Egypt at 5.6 percent thanks to reforms. [image: World Bank]
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31-Dec-18 Asia's naphtha market looks set to face downside pressure in the first half of 2019 as key producers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia ramp up production, while demand in Northeast Asia could falter during a heavy steam cracker maintenance season. [image: Platts Oil]
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20-Dec-18 The inauguration of the CSP Abu Dhabi Terminal at the Khalifa Port in UAE marks the completion of another major Belt and Road Initiative project. The semi-automatic terminal was jointly developed by China's COSCO Shipping Ports and Abu Dhabi Ports. [image: HKTDC Research]
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