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Indonesia bans coal exports on domestic power worries

  Bloomberg Indonesia, one of the world’s top exporters of thermal coal, is pausing exports of the fuel in January to secure dwindling supplies for domestic power plants. The monthlong halt is needed to prevent shutdowns at about 20 power plants in Java, Madura, Bali and other regions, the energy and mineral resources ministry said in a statement posted on ...

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What inflation in 2022 will teach us about capitalism

  In 2021, inflation returned. After a year-long debate, nobody can any longer deny this. In 2022, we will discover whether it’s here to stay and how much bitter economic medicine will be required to quell it. On this vital issue, opinion is as divided as ever. Optimists still maintain that even if inflation has turned out to be more ...

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EVs, batteries and supply chains

As the world hurtles into a new year, excitement about the reality of electric vehicles — and the challenge of powering them — will only grow. The future of EV batteries looks uncertain: How will they be manufactured? Will they be safe and, at long last, affordable? The supply chain snarls of 2021 will bleed into next year, only adding ...

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