1. Pressure Mounting On Iran’s Energy Sector, Despite Closer Ties With China

    ...nsultant Mehdi Varzi. “Iran has had to go further and further east. So Chinese companies have come in, Russian companies have said they’re going to commit themselves. But the whole process is very belated… The Iran LNG project is supposed to come on-stream in 2011. I would say that it can only come on-st...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 40
    Published at Mon, 05 Oct 2009
  2. Jordan Signs Agreement For Qatraneh Power Project

    ...10, while the second combined cycle phase will become operational in August 2011. Jordan needs to increase generation capacity by around 300mw annually to meet rising electricity demand, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources strategic plan....

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 40
    Published at Mon, 05 Oct 2009
  3. Emerging Market Sovereign Credit Resilient To Recent External Shocks, Says S&P

    ...sitive real per capita income growth in 2009, while eight will continue to contract in 2010. The fiscal position of almost every government will be worse than that of the preceding five years as automatic stabilizers operate. Comparing 2007 with 2011, government debt levels are expected to increase by...

    Volume: 52
    Issue: 40
    Published at Mon, 05 Oct 2009