Suzuki Keisuke, state minister for foreign affairs of Japan, and Mohcine Jazouli, minister delegate to the minister of foreign affairs of Morocco, signed the ?Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Morocco for the Promotion and Protection of Investment? (the Japan-Morocco Investment Agreement)
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UNSMIL convenes meeting of Libyan economic experts
UNSMIL convened a meeting of 19 Libyan economic experts representing the main Libyan financial and economic institutions as well as the different economic sectors
APICORP supports development of Algeria?s energy sector
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) has agreed to two loan facilities worth a combined US$250mn with Sonatrach Petroleum Investment Corporation (SPIC), a subsidiary of Sonatrach International Holding Corporation owned by Sonatrach, the Algerian state-owned national oil company
Honeywell acquires Rebellion Photonics to maximise operational performance
Honeywell has acquired Rebellion Photonics, a Houston-based provider of innovative, intelligent, visual gas monitoring solutions with an aim to maximise safety, operational performance, emissions mitigation and compliance in the oil and gas, petrochemical and power industries
Artificial intelligence crucial for sustainable economy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a major enabling technology in achieving renewable energy and sustainability targets, according to a report released ahead of January?s 2020 World Future Energy Summit (WFES)