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China lends $6.5bn for Pakistan power
Loan from China to Pakistan will finance the construction of two nuclear power plans in a sign of burgeoning ties between the two countries
Opec supply risk divides oil strategists
Many believe 2014 will be the year in which rising output finally overwhelms modest demand growth, sending prices lower and testing Opec’s resolve to balance the market
Energy suppliers roll back on price rises
Shift on bills follows UK government’s announcement of a shake-up of green schemes that it said could shave £50 a year off customer bills