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| President Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. But getting it out of the ground could take years and at least $100bn in investment, as The Economist's commodities editor, Matthieu Favas, explains. |
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Zanny Minton Beddoes, our editor-in-chief, sat down with Mark Carney, Canada’s prime minister, to discuss tariffs, trade and negotiating with Donald Trump.
You can watch the full interview, as part of our new video series “The Economist Insider”, on Thursday October 9th at 7pm London time.
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