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Uzbekistan

World Bank Funds $250M for Uzbekistan Infrastructure

The World Bank has approved a $250 million financing initiative to enhance municipal infrastructure and essential services across Uzbekistan.This support addres…

Saudi Arabia

Stc Group, Ericsson Partner for Saudi Arabia Digital Infrastructure

stc Group has entered into an expanded long-term agreement with Ericsson to enhance technology deployment throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The collaborat…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla Ramps up Battery Cell Investments at German Gigafactory

Tesla has announced plans to establish production capacity for up to 8 gigawatt hours of battery cells annually at its gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, G…

United States

US FAA to Spend $6 Billion on Air Traffic Telecom, Radar

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is allocating $6 billion by the end of the current year to upgrade air traffic control telecommunications infrast…

Metal

JX Unit Sells Stake in Peruvian Mine to Glencore

Japan's JX Advanced Metals announced that its Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) unit has divested its full ownership in the undeveloped Quechua copper project in Peru to…

LNG

Chevron to Supply Hungary With 2 Billion Cubic Metres of LNG, Minister Says

Hungary's state-owned energy company MVM has entered into a five-year agreement with U.S. energy firm Chevron for the delivery of liquefied natural gas tota…

Biofuel

US EPA Expects to Finalize Biofuel Rules in First Quarter of 2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicated on December 16, 2025, that it plans to complete the biofuel blending requirements for 2026 and 2027 in …

Canada

Canada Unveils New Rules to Lower Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

Canada released new regulations on December 16, 2025, designed to significantly lower methane emissions from its oil and gas industry.These measures set a cours…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Petrobras Enters Brazil Solar Energy Segment in Deal for 49.99% of Lightsource BP Subsidiaries

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras has entered into an agreement to purchase a 49.99% stake in the Brazilian subsidiaries of Lightsource bp, as announ…

Electric Vehicles

Tesla Shares Jump as Musk Confirms Driverless Robotaxi Testing

Tesla shares reached their highest level in almost a year on Monday, following an announcement from CEO Elon Musk regarding the company's testing of robotax…

United States

Nvidia Buys AI Software Provider Schedmd to Expand Open-Source AI Push

Nvidia announced on Monday the acquisition of SchedMD, a software company specializing in artificial intelligence workload management. This move reinforces the …

South Korea

DL Chemical Proposes Shutting Yeochun NCC’s No. 1 Plant Under Restructuring

South Korean petrochemical firm DL Chemical announced on Monday that it has proposed permanently closing Yeochun NCC Co.'s No. 1 naphtha cracker, which has …

Methane

Spain’s Solarig to Invest Over $400 Million in Biomethane Plants in Poland

Spanish renewable energy developer Solarig announced on Monday a planned investment exceeding 1.5 billion zloty, equivalent to approximately 415 million U.S. do…

Wind Farm

Italy's Enel Buys Wind Farms in Germany in 80-Mln-Euro Deal

Enel, Italy's leading utility company, announced on Monday the successful completion of its acquisition of two onshore wind farm projects in Germany. This t…

United States

US Homebuilder Sentiment Inches up to Eight-Month High December

U.S. builder confidence in the single-family housing market rose modestly in December 2025, reaching an eight-month high, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Hous…