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• We expect that technological advancements will remain a top priority for mining companies in the coming years, with industry players seeking new innovative ways to secure a competitive edge in the market. 
• The technological landscape within the mining industry is poised for transformation in the near future, with the emergence of advanced

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• We expect environmental policy to continue causing political divisions in Slovenia.
• Climate-friendly heating will remain a wedge issue in Slovenia’s green transition.
• This comes alongside concern that the cost of Slovenia’s green transition could be high due to the policy’s structural features.

With the European parliamentary elections

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• The Australian banking sector has strong capital adequacy, and all banks in the market comfortably exceed the minimum regulatory capital requirement by a considerable margin.
• We expect that there will be a slight rise in non-performing loans over the remainder of 2024 as tight monetary conditions and weakening corporate earnings from slowing

Key View: The continued decline in global battery costs and rising EV production in India will drive passenger EV sales to grow by 13.7% y-o-y in FY2024 and by 27.8% y-o-y in FY2025. We expect Tesla's arrival in late 2024 or early 2025 to boost the Indian EV market, given the strong pent-up demand for the brand. This could also lead consumers to

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• We now forecast real GDP growth of 4.1% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, down from our previous forecast of 4.4%.
• While a recovery in mining exports will drive an acceleration in growth, elevated political instability, renewed inflationary pressures and tighter monetary conditions remain headwinds to domestic demand.
• Risks are skewed to the

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• We expect the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) to adopt a broadly neutral monetary policy stance over the coming quarters.
• We forecast that inflation will ease from an average 6.4% in 2023 to 4.5% in 2024, below the NRBT's reference rate of 5.0%, while growth is likely to remain relatively subdued.
• We note risks that a renewed increase

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• We forecast 2024 real GDP growth of 2.7% in French Polynesia, down from an estimated 3.4% in 2023, as the tourism-led recovery loses some momentum.
• We expect tourism will remain an important driver of growth, while moderate inflation and easing monetary conditions will support consumption and investment activity.
• Risks to our growth forecast