Papua New Guinea's economy is set to weaken

After a decade of buoyant economic growth, Papua New Guinea’s economy is slowing down

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Prospects for African economies to end-2019

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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China produces by far the most rare earths but Brazil, Russia and India also have sizable stocks

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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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Supporting the gold price, US monetary uncertainty is weighing on the dollar and the renminbi is stabilising

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Faster electric vehicle adoption may revive lithium, but batteries are years from cost competitiveness with fossil fuels

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Despite a trade surplus in 2018, exports are focused on a few large companies and commodities with low value-added

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The palladium market has momentum despite weaker demand from the automotive sector

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Prices for platinum, palladium (dollars per troy ounce)

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