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During two days of meetings on Sept. 4-5, the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA), which represents port workers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts, found unanimous support to launch a strike if the union did not reach an agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) before 12:01 a.m. local time on Oct. 1, The Maritime Executive reported on Sept. 5.

U.S.: Port Workers Union Plans Strike in October

Nigeria

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The Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) of Nigeria's House of Representatives urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., or NNPC, reverses its recent 45% hike in gasoline prices, Sahara Reporters reported on Sept. 6.

Nigeria: House of Representatives Urges Tinubu To Reverse Gasoline Price Hike as Calls for Protests Emerge

Ghana

Ghana invited its eurobond holders to exchange their current holdings for new securities, Reuters reported on Sept. 5.

Ghana: Government Launches Eurobond Restructuring With Backing From International Bondholders

Italy

The Italian government aims to reduce its fiscal deficit to below 3% of gross domestic product by 2026 to comply with new EU rules on fiscal consolidation, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 5, citing sources close to the planning.

Italy: Rome Announces Ambitious Goal to Reduce Fiscal Deficit Below 3% by 2026

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Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and other oil producers participating in OPEC+'s voluntary 2.2 million barrel per day production cut agreed to delay the cut's phase out from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, OPEC+ said in a press release published on its website on Sept. 5.

Global: OPEC+ Delays Voluntary Production Cut Phase Out by Two Months

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Environment, Science & Technology

During his two-day trip to Singapore, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, signed four memorandums of understanding focused on digital technologies, semiconductor development, health collaboration and skill enhancement, The Hindu reported on Sept. 5. 

India, Singapore: Four MoUs Strengthen Cooperation, Including on Semiconductors

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Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said he expected Ethiopia to respond positively to Djibouti's proposal to offer Ethiopia "100% management" of the port of Tadjourah, located in northern Djibouti, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 4.

Ethiopia: Djibouti-Ethiopia Port Deal May Not Break Deadlock Over Somaliland

Brazil

The worst drought in Brazil's recorded history is affecting 58% of the country's territory, with many areas experiencing no rain in over 100 days and low river levels impacting hydroelectric power generation, Folha de S.Paulo reported on Sept. 4.

Brazil: Worst Drought on Record To Increase Electricity Prices

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The Mexican Senate building in December 2019 in Mexico City. The Mexican Senate will begin considering a controversial judicial reform Sept. 8 that it plans to vote on by Sept. 11.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Judicial Reform in Mexico, An EU Competitiveness Report

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Incoming Prime Minister Michel Barnier (R) delivers a speech next to outgoing Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Sept. 5 in Paris. Barnier will struggle to pass legislation in a highly fragmented National Assembly.

France's new prime minister will struggle to pass legislation in a highly fragmented National Assembly. While the government will still have options to reduce the country's fiscal deficit and avoid a financial crisis, these would come at the cost of severe social unrest and political volatility.

France's New Prime Minister Will Struggle to Pass Laws and Avoid Financial Woes

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Burkina Faso's junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traore during a welcoming ceremony at the second Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 27, 2023.

Competition against the West will fuel Russia's outreach to Africa, but jihadist expansion in the Sahel will eventually force Moscow into tough policy decisions.

What the Future Holds for Russia in Africa

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The flags of ASEAN members are displayed at a naval base during the ASEAN Solidarity Exercise in Batam, Natuna regency, Riau Islands province, Indonesia, on Sept. 20, 2023. 

ASEAN's economic and geopolitical diversity will impede significant progress toward deeper integration, despite members' intention to collaborate more closely.

Economic and Geopolitical Diversity Hinders ASEAN's Path to Deeper Integration

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The Geopolitics of Water

The escalating impacts of climate change and water scarcity will inflame tensions between Central Asian countries, raising the risk of violent state conflict in the coming decades. 

The Looming Threat of Central Asian 'Water Wars'

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2024 Elections: Sri Lanka 

Sri Lanka's Sept. 21 presidential election will pit four candidates against one another, portending various political and economic risks.

2024 Elections: Sri Lanka

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What are the power dynamics and sentiment at play within Ruto's coalition?

Essential Geopolitics: Kenya's Political and Economic Outlook

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Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune meets with France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Borgo Egnazia resort on the sideline of the Group of Seven summit in Savelletri, Apulia region, Italy, on June 13, 2024.

The likely reelection of President Tebboune will yield a nationalist approach to foreign policy in the short term and additional economic reforms, though a growing internal debt burden will challenge economic growth.

Algeria's Political and Economic Course Seems Set as President Tebboune Readies Himself for Another Term

Romania

The EU flag is projected on the facade of Romania's parliament building in Bucharest on the eve of Europe Day on May 8, 2024. 

Romania's financial risks are manageable in the short-to-medium term, but failure to reduce its fiscal and current account deficits could expose the country to external shocks.

The Financial Risks of Romania's Twin Deficits

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (C) greets parliament members after giving an address during a session to approve his new Cabinet appointments in Tehran on Aug. 21, 2024.

Pezeshkian's new Cabinet reveals his forthcoming focus on economic reform, the result of which will affect the prospects of future social reform and the succession process for Iran's next supreme leader.

Iran's Pezeshkian Prioritizes Economic Platform in Olive Branch to Conservatives

U.S.-Iran Relations

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Yael Braun-Pivet, a French lawmaker for the ruling Renaissance party, delivers a speech after being reelected as National Assembly president following the third round of voting on July 18, 2024.

Israel-Hamas Conflict

The Weekly Rundown: France Resumes Political Horse-Trading, Blinken Returns to Middle East

As Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 enters its final five years, the Saudi government is likely to deepen reforms designed to improve the country's economic attractiveness and performance. But as it struggles to compete with its neighbors' social reforms and absorb potential global geopolitical shocks, Riyadh could adopt more coercive policies at times.

Evaluating Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 as It Enters the Home Stretch

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U.S.: Port Workers Union Plans Strike in October

Nigeria: House of Representatives Urges Tinubu To Reverse Gasoline Price Hike as Calls for Protests Emerge

Ghana: Government Launches Eurobond Restructuring With Backing From International Bondholders

Italy: Rome Announces Ambitious Goal to Reduce Fiscal Deficit Below 3% by 2026

Global: OPEC+ Delays Voluntary Production Cut Phase Out by Two Months

India, Singapore: Four MoUs Strengthen Cooperation, Including on Semiconductors

Ethiopia: Djibouti-Ethiopia Port Deal May Not Break Deadlock Over Somaliland

Brazil: Worst Drought on Record To Increase Electricity Prices

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