Rating agencies, sovereign rating: how does it work?
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Since 31 January, the Union Jack no longer flies in Brussels and Strasbourg. The promise of a “new dawn” made that same evening by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has finally seen the light of day.
On November 18, 2019, the Deziwa and Somidez copper and cobalt mines built by CNMC at Congo Gold were successfully completed and brought into production.
While the member countries of the African Union symbolically launched the “operational phase” of the African Continental Free Trade Area(ACFTA) on July 7, 2019, the issue of Donald Trump’s taxes on steel and aluminum brought the debate about protectionism...
Announced with great fanfare by theorganisers of Mining Indaba longweeks before the event, FelixTshisekedi’s visit to Cape Town todiscuss the changes in the DRC sincehe came to power did not take place.
Congo Equipment inaugurated its new offices and workshops on February 6, 2020. The company’s management and employees had the honour of welcoming more than 150 guests to their Kinsevere Road site.
According to Thierry Vircoulon, a researcher at IFRI and a specialist on Central Africa, the 500 million dollar contract signed during the state visit to Sochi between the DRC and the RJD (Russian Railway Company)
“The problem that continues to concern me is whether we are preparing our children in the Democratic Republic of Congo well for the challenges of the 21st century. “
The new management of STL (Société du Terril de Lubumbashi) aims to become a model company in the DRC. As part of the inauguration of the STL furnace, the PCA of Gécamines, recently endorsed by President Tshisekedi, took the floor.
For the second time, M&B was a media partner of Sultani Makutano, who hosted his fifth annual event from 6 to 8 September at the Kempinski in Kinshasa.
The idea that companies must be responsible has its roots in the United States since the 1950s. The principle? If companies no longer focus solely on their profits but also on the impact they have on society, they will benefit.
Very positive overall assessment of the business meeting organised by the Franco-Congolese Chamber of Commerce from 12 to 15 June at the Pullman Hotel in Kinshasa, where M&B was a media partner. From the rise of the B2B character of the event, to a more c...
The DRC Mining Week was an opportunity to discover the team dedicated to the mines of President Félix Tshisekedi. The representative of the presidency in Lubumbashi was Gety Mpanu Mpanu Mpanu, Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Mines, Energy, Hydrocarbons...
On July 18, American, Canadian, German, French, Italian, Japanese and British ministers at the G7 Finance Ministers’ meeting were all concerned about the emergence of the “libra”: the virtual currency Facebook wants to launch is likely to threaten the sov...
Generally exploited in separate areas, agriculture and mining sometimes overlap on the same land with different holders of mining and land rights. M&B gave Barthélemy MUMBA GAMA, former Minister of Agriculture and former Minister of Mines of Katanga, cart...
Thousands of power and water professionals attended the recent, award-winning conference and exhibition African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa in Cape Town from 14-16 May.
The fifth edition of Sultani Makutano will take place on 6 and 7 September in Kinshasa. The business club chaired by Nicole Sulu has announced the presence of several current or honorary Presidents of the Republic, international VIPs and some 600 particip...