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France to nationalise debt-laden EDF

  Bloomberg The French government will nationalize its financially struggling nuclear giant Electricite de France SA to help it ride out Europe’s worst energy crisis in a generation and invest in new atomic plants. “The climate emergency requires strong, radical decisions,” Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said during a policy speech in parliament in Paris. “We need to have full control ...

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European gas extends scorching rally as supply fears mount

  Bloomberg Natural gas in Europe headed for the longest stretch of daily gains in more than nine months as persistent fears of deeper supply cuts by Moscow spread through the market. Benchmark futures, which have doubled their value over the past month, surged as much as 9% for a seventh day of increases. The crisis has also sent power ...

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At 5 years, India’s historic tax reform is out of fuel

Five years ago, India’s federal and state governments struck a historic deal. From July 1, 2017, a uniform tax on goods and services — marketed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “One Nation, One Tax, One Market” — replaced a bewildering array of local sales and entry levies. But the many compromises that were struck to bring more than 1 ...

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