Sources said India’s state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has delayed plans to develop overseas nickel mines and to acquire nickel assets.

A document seen by Refinitiv shows Qatar plans to build two power plants in Lebanon within three years and sign a 20-year LNG supply agreement as part of a proposal to revive Lebanon's struggling power sector. The draft, titled National Integrated Energy Investment Plan, covers gas-fired generation, LNG supply and regasification, renewables, battery storage and regional power interconnection. The plan is designed to attract private capital or project financing without upfront Lebanese public budget outlays; payment obligations and guarantees remain to be negotiated. Lebanon's state utility currently supplies only a few hours of electricity per day, with the balance met by costly private diesel generators. Qatar's prime minister visited last week and pledged support. The blueprint needs approval from both governments and may be revised; if approvals proceed, implementation is expected to take three years.

【德商银行：德国债务担忧日益与法国趋同】德国商业银行Joerg Kraemer的在一份报告中指出，德国的债务问题正日益与法国相似。他表示，德国已采取通过公共支出应对能源价格飙升等危机的做法。“与20世纪70年代的石油价格冲击时期不同，德国联邦政府曾两次推出燃油税减免措施，尽管这类政策同样让许多富裕群体受益，同时也削弱了节约能源的激励。” Kraemer表示，鉴于德国执政联盟仅以微弱优势执政，且在经济政策上存在分歧，两国在政治层面的相似之处也在日益增加。预计德国今年的预算赤字将升至占GDP的4%，与法国的5%相差无几。他补充道，德国应优先保障公共财政，并提高竞争力以促进经济增长。