Search results

Cambodian mining investment need will grow

Location:

CAMBODIA

The country's nascent mining sector is encountering both challenges and new opportunities as large-scale mining operations come in. Last month, four companies were granted…

New Peru mining investment hopes may bring conflicts

Location:

PERU

Opposition to mining, sometimes violent, has proved a deterrent to investment. As mineral prices, especially for copper, have increased substantially, the mining ministry hopes to…

Panama mine contract end will worsen economic woes

Location:

PANAMA

The decision followed weeks of protests over the terms of the newly revised contract. Cobre Panama, located in Colon province, is Central America’s largest open-pit copper mine…

Time has come to close more Polish coal mines

Location:

POLAND

Efforts to tackle financial problems at state-owned coal miner Polska Grupa Gornicza (PGG) were deferred during the two-year election cycle which ended in July. PGG faces the…

Sierra Leone's revenue problems are likely to mount

Location:

SIERRA LEONE

Yet President Julius Maada Bio’s administration still needs further contributions to fund its COVID-19 response plan. Meanwhile, tensions between the ruling Sierra Leone People’s…

Zambian economic gloom likely to worsen

Location:

ZAMBIA

Amid escalating external debt, President Edgar Lungu’s administration recently directed the liquidation of KCM, majority-owned by Vedanta, and is suspected to want to sell these…

Guinea unrest is not yet a threat to stability

Location:

GUINEA

Recent demonstrations focused on the government’s failure to hold long-delayed municipal elections and voiced frustration with dysfunctional service delivery and deteriorating…

Ecuador’s 2024 budget will prompt mixed reactions

Location:

ECUADOR

However, there are signs that political cooperation is beginning to crumble, which will reduce the pace of reform. A National Assembly vote later this month on the government’s…

Drought effects will worsen in Bolivia and Peru

Location:

BOLIVIA/PERU

Water shortages have seen states of emergency declared in both Bolivia and Peru.

Twin Kyrgyz votes will bring less, not more democracy

Location:

KYRGYZSTAN

The changes will tilt the balance of power in the direction of more authoritarian rule, with Japarov in charge. Parliament and the Supreme Court have signally failed to perform…