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Japan’s export and import volumes fell sharply in October; all its major trading partners bought and sold less
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Difficult external conditions continue to constrain growth but the effects are far from uniform
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Nickel is the only base metal whose price has risen sharply in 2019 and strong demand will continue to support the price
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GDP expanded by 0.4% in the second quarter, avoiding a double-dip recession
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Management and technological advances will overcome obstacles to raise mining productivity, albeit slowly and unevenly
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The 2019 trade surplus will remain strong, though down on 2018, and increasingly dependent on commodities
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After a decade of buoyant economic growth, Papua New Guinea’s economy is slowing down
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Despite some positive outliers, much of the continent has failed to build sufficient internal buffers
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There is growing speculation that US-China trade tensions will next hit the rare earths sector
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Brazil’s second major tailings failure within four years shines the spotlight on waste management in the mining sector
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