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Richard Valdmanis

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Name: Richard Valdmanis
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
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Major gold producer Ghana to double mining royalties
Ghana plans to double the amount mining companies pay in royalties as part of a broader effort to boost government revenues from the sector, the country's finance minister said on Wednesday.The move could dent the profitability of mines in Africa's second ... [Mineweb - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N.
KINSHASA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Two days of clashes between rival ethnic groups killed 11 people in isolated northern Democratic Republic of Congo this week, the country's United Nations peacekeeping mission said on Friday.The fighting -- unrelated to simmering ... [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Guinea opposition rejects proposal for unity govt
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Guinea's opposition on Friday rejected a proposal that it join the ruling military junta in a transitional government and said it was considering abandoning mediation talks.The breakdown came amid reports ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents
FACTBOX-Gold mining operations in Ghana
ACCRA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ghana plans to double minimumroyalty rates on mining activities to 6 percent and engage thesector on dividends, exemptions and the fiscal regime, thecountry’s finance minister said on Wednesday. Click here for full coverage: ... [Economy-Finance - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents
New Sierra Leone mining law bill looks at raising mining royalties, government stakes
Sierra Leone's parliament will vote on Tuesday on a bill that would hike royalties on the extraction of diamonds, gold and other precious metals and give government the right to take a stake in big mining projects.The bill aims to remedy the effects of ... [Mineweb - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 10/22/2009 - Updated 10/22/2009 - 1 Documents
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Economic Community of W. African States
Tandja party claims win in boycotted Niger vote
NIAMEY, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Niger President Mamadou Tandja's ruling party won more than 50 percent of the vote in a parliamentary election, a senior party official said on Thursday of an outcome widely expected after the opposition largely boycotted the ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/22/2009]
First Reported 10/23/2009 - Updated 10/23/2009 - 1 Documents
UPDATE 1-Guinea sees new violence after protest crackdown
CONAKRY, Oct 23 (Reuters) - At least a dozen people have been murdered in Guinea over the past month, with some of the attacks suspected to be revenge killings after last month's bloody government crackdown on protesters.The attacks by unknown assailants ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/23/2009]
First Reported 10/26/2009 - Updated 10/26/2009 - 1 Documents
Senegal admits "money gift" to IMF official
(Reuters) - Senegal admitted Monday it gave a "money gift" to an official from the International Monetary Fund at the close of his three-year posting earlier this month, citing African tradition to offer goodbye presents."We in Africa have a tradition: ... [Reuters Africa - 10/26/2009]
First Reported 10/30/2009 - Updated 10/30/2009 - 1 Documents
India grants Congo $263 mln in infrastructure loans (Reuters)
KINSHASA (Reuters) India has offered Democratic Republic of Congo $263 million in loans to build hydroelectric plants and repair battered infrastructure in the war-ravaged central African nation, Congo's foreign minister said on Friday.The two countries ... [Yahoo! News - 10/30/2009]
First Reported 10/29/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 1 Documents
Ivory Coast targets 4 percent growth in 2010
(Reuters) - Ivory Coast's economy will grow by 3.7 percent in 2009 and 4 percent in 2010 provided the political climate remains stable, the director of the ministry of the economy said Thursday.The government's projected growth for the current year exceeds ... [Forbes.com - 10/29/2009]
First Reported 11/01/2009 - Updated 11/01/2009 - 1 Documents
Lack of U.N. air power endangers Congo civilians
By Joe BavierBUNIA, Congo (Reuters) - Lack of much needed aircraft that U.N. member states were meant to donate has hampered the ability of a Congo peacekeeping force to protect civilians, the U.N.'s head of peacekeeping said on Sunday."We are still lacking, ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/01/2009]
First Reported 11/03/2009 - Updated 11/03/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Guinea military junta must stp down - opposition
CONAKRY, Nov. 3 (Reuters) - Guinea's military junta must step down to end a crisis stemming from a bloody crackdown on protesters, opposition leaders said on Tuesday.Rising tension in the West African mining powerhouse has threatened to destabilise a ... [Forbes.com - 11/03/2009]

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Guinea opposition rejects proposal for unity govt [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/20/2009]
Eleven killed in Congo ethnic clashes - U.N. [Reuters Africa - 11/20/2009]
Major gold producer Ghana to double mining roya... [Mineweb - 11/19/2009]
UPDATE 1-Ghana to double mining royalties [Forbes.com - 11/18/2009]
UPDATE 1-Ghana to double mining royalties [Interactive Investor International - 11/18/2009]
New Sierra Leone mining law bill looks at raisi... [Mineweb - 11/17/2009]
Cowed Guinea opposition running out of options [Interactive Investor International - 11/05/2009]
Guinea military junta must stp down - opposition [Forbes.com - 11/03/2009]
Lack of U.N. air power endangers Congo civilians [Yahoo! Canada - 11/01/2009]
India grants Congo $263 mln in infrastructure l... [Yahoo! News - 10/30/2009]
Ivory Coast targets 4 percent growth in 2010 [Forbes.com - 10/29/2009]
Senegal admits "money gift" to IMF of... [Reuters Africa - 10/26/2009]
UPDATE 1-Guinea sees new violence after protest... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/23/2009]
Tandja party claims win in boycotted Niger vote [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/22/2009]
Analysis: Ghana's investigation of deals may gi... [Business Report - 10/20/2009]
UPDATE 3-Ghana mulls renegotiation of Vodafone ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/16/2009]
As pressure builds, Guinea junta lifts protest ban [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/16/2009]
Cameroon Alumina says finds 550 mln tonnes bauxite [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/16/2009]
UPDATE 1-Ghana mulls renegotiation of Vodafone ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/16/2009]
Ghana mulls renegotiation of Vodafone deal [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/16/2009]
Guinea confirms talks on China mining deal -media [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/15/2009]
Ghana govt says disapproves of Kosmos' sale bid [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/15/2009]
Cameroon military repels pirate attack, kills 4... [Yahoo! News Australia - 10/15/2009]
Sundance says delays Cameroon iron ore mine sta... [Reuters Africa - 10/13/2009]
Guinea bauxite mines paralysed on day 2 of strike [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/13/2009]
Sundance says delays Cameroon iron ore mine sta... [Interactive Investor International - 10/13/2009]
Out-of-control soldiers seen stoking Guinea tur... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 10/13/2009]
Oil falls towards $61 amid lingering pessimism ... [Reuters - 07/17/2009]
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FACTBOX-Gold mining operations in Ghana [Economy-Finance - 11/18/2009]
ACCRA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ghana plans to double minimumroyalty rates on mining activities to 6 percent and engage thesector on dividends, exemptions and the fiscal ...
Oil prices touch 10-month high on economic hopes [Asian Energy - 08/25/2009]
By Richard ValdmanisPORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - Oil prices gained on Monday, briefly touching a 10-month high near $75 a barrel on expectations an economic recovery ...
U.S. oil curve steepens, revives storage play [Asian Energy - 07/25/2009]
1 of 1Full SizeBy Joshua Schneyer and Richard Valdmanis- AnalysisNEW YORK (Reuters) - The premium for long-dated U.S. crude oil futures has grown dramatically since ...
Oil up as rebels disrupt Nigeria output [M0 - 06/19/2009]
AFPOil up as rebels disrupt Nigeria outputReutersBy Richard Valdmanis NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for the third consecutive day on Friday, nearing ...
Oil hits 7-month high on hopes for economic rec... [Asian Energy - 06/05/2009]
Richard Valdmanis,  Reuters Canwest News ServiceNEW YORK -- Oil prices hit a seven-month high Thursday after U.S. data showed a drop in jobless claims, boosting ...
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