Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | ZIMBABWECHINA CIF starts work in Zimbabwe 2nd October 2012 State media proclaimed in mid-September that China International Fund was to begin building some of the infrastructure that it promised in late 2009 (AAC Vol 3 No 2)....
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | MALICHINABRIEFING Beijing backs Bamako’s army 2nd October 2012 China will continue to support the Bamako government’s position and ‘will bring our aid to the extent that it is possible, in particular to the army, where we...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINABRIEFING China Development Bank eyes the Grand Inga 2nd October 2012 China Development Bank has expressed its interest in backing Congo-Kinshasa’s colossal Grand Inga Dam project. The announcement was made during the visit of Zou Lixing, a CDB Vice-President,...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | SUDANSOUTH SUDANCHINABRIEFING Going with the flow 2nd October 2012 After months of talks, Sudan and South Sudan have signed agreements that should allow South Sudan to resume oil production. The 27 September deal came after...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | MAURITIUSINDIABRIEFING Tax treats stay in downturn 2nd October 2012 Opaque flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) from Mauritius to India look set to continue – despite the eight rounds of negotiations over the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | MADAGASCARTHAILANDBRIEFING At the political coalface 2nd October 2012 Plans by two Thai companies – PTT Asia Pacific Mining and Italian-Thai Development Company (Italthai) – to develop rich coal deposits at Sakoa have stalled amid...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | SOUTH KOREA Kim Yong-Hwan 2nd October 2012 CEO, Export-Import Bank of Korea As part of Korea’s attempt to boost relations with emerging markets, Exim Bank Chief Executive Officer Kim Yong-hwan hosted a conference for diplomats from Africa...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | VIETNAM Bui Thanh Son 2nd October 2012 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam On 7 September, Bui Thanh Son welcomed 200 Vietnamese companies and African diplomats to the Vietnam-Africa-Middle East Business Forum, an initiative of the Vietnam...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 11 | ZAMBIACHINA Careless communication costs lives 3rd September 2012 Confusion about the new minimum wage law and tensions between workers and management lie behind the death of a Chinese mining boss in August The killing of Wu Shenzai on 4 August and the wounding of his two compatriots by Zambian mine workers demanding the implementation of the newly revised minimum wage...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 11 | ZAMBIACHINA Investment relations 3rd September 2012 Despite the travails in Zambia's relations with China and fears that changes in mining regulation and taxation would scare off Asian companies, the flow of investment continues. Officials...