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Argentina said to revise nuclear pact with China to favour USA

Bloomberg The Argentine government is asking China to revise a nuclear reactor accord signed by the previous administration as it seeks uranium providers from the U.S. ahead of resuming output, two people with knowledge of the situation said. China is open to amending dam and nuclear energy contracts that it signed with the previous Argentine government administration, La Nacion reported. ...

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Mexico seeks to cut 2017 budget to meet zero deficit target

Bloomberg Mexico plans to cut spending next year in order to meet its zero deficit target as manufacturing exports slowed and lower oil prices weighed on revenue. After slashing 2016 spending by 132 billion pesos ($7.6 billion), Mexico estimates a 175 billion-peso reduction in outlays next year compared to this year’s budget, the Finance Ministry said in a report to ...

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Venezuela to cut energy output if key dam falls to critical low

Caracas / Reuters Venezuela will reduce power generation if the key Guri dam, which supplies around half of the blackout-hit country’s electricity, falls below a minimum level that is fast approaching, an official said. A severe drought, coupled with what critics say is a lack of investment and maintenance in energy infrastructure, has hit the South American nation which depends ...

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