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Angola does not need FX devaluation at present -cenbank governor

LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Angola does not need to devalue
its currency at the moment but will work on measures to lessen
the gap between the formal and informal exchange rates, central
bank governor Valter Filipe da Silva told Reuters.

EU mediates Russia, Ukraine gas dispute talks

MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - EU officials are mediating between
Ukraine and Russia over gas supplies on Friday, their first
talks since the former Soviet republic stopped buying gas from
Gazprom last November.

One-time Trump adviser says sanctions hurt West more than Rosneft -RIA

MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Carter Page, previously described
as a foreign-policy adviser to U.S. president-elect Donald
Trump, said the purchase of a stake in Rosneft by
Qatar and Glencore made it clear sanctions hurt Western
companies more than the Russian oil major, RIA news agency
reported on Friday.

Ten detained in connection with China coal mine disaster

BEIJING, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ten people were detained in China
on Friday in connection with a coal mine disaster that killed 32
people last week, state media reported.

Bahrain's Bapco gets bids for $5 bln refinery expansion - sources

KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Dec 9 (Reuters) - State-run Bahrain
Petroleum Company (Bapco) has received bids from international
construction companies to expand its Sitra oil refinery,
industry sources said.

South Africa Needs Regulatory Certainty to Build Large Wind Sector by 2050

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Investors are looking beyond hiccups such as the stalling of the scheme to buy clean energy by the South African government from independent power producers to create a very large wind sector by 2050, but they want clear regulations.

Russia's Rosatom settles deal with Bulgaria over cancelled nuclear project

SOFIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Russian company Rosatom announced
on Friday it has received 620 million euros ($660 million) from
Bulgarian energy firm NEK in compensation over a cancelled
nuclear project.

Linearly Extensive Electricity Businesses

In my book, The Microgrid Revolution: Business Strategies for Next Generation Electricity, October 2016, Praeger, I make the case for differentiation of electricity services. That is, parsing the electricity business into product-markets, and pursuing each as an opportunity. Each rectangle in Figure 1 may be treated as a standalone business, and a business plan written for its pursuit.

Ghana's Mahama says will respect result of presidential election

ACCRA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's President John Mahama said
on Friday he would respect the results of an election that
private radio stations said he had lost to main opposition
leader Nana Akufo-Addo.

Court to US Treasury: ‘Basis Equals Purchase Price’

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims decided that Halloween was the perfect day to release its Alta v. United States opinion, and the plaintiffs are enjoying the treat.

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