continental
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“Integrating Europe’s capital markets to better channel high household savings towards productive investments in the EU will be essential,” ex- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi concluded in his landmark 2024 report on continental competitiveness.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Wafcon is the second continental tournament to be moved at short notice in the past 14 months.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
The Iranian team are preparing to face host nation Australia on the Gold Coast Thursday after losing their opening game of the continental competition 3-0 to South Korea.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Equinor has an ambition to maintain approximately the same production level in 2035 as in 2020, corresponding to around 1.2 million barrels of oil and gas a day from the Norwegian continental shelf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
And Jacey became so genuinely flustered by the newcomer’s presence that she asked him which of the earth’s continental plates was his favorite.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
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