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Is Guyana’s oil boom good news or bad for its economy?
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Petrobras CEO looks beyond debt and scandal to a greener future
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Will climate change cause the next financial crisis?
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China pulls into lead for green investment
February 1, 2017China is pulling ahead of Europe when it comes to investing in green projects, while president Donald Trump's scepticism towards climate change is risking the US's status in the field, author and professor Mariana Mazzucato tells Stefania Palma.