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By Indira A.R. Lakshmanan
The U.S. will issue a formal protest to the Chinese government demanding an explanation for the cyber attack on Google Inc. that the company says originated from China.
“We will be issuing a formal demarche in Beijing,” likely early next week, to express U.S. unease about the incident, State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said in Washington yesterday. A demarche is a diplomatic protest… Read more at BusinessWeek / Bloomberg
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Showing posts with label China. Show all posts
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Multicultural Blogs – periodic roundup
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International Haplif & Haplifnet NEWS -- WordPress [introduction]
The World's Best Universities [PHOTOS & POLL]
APEC leaders committed to concluding the DOHA ROUND
Barack Obama in China - Shanghai & Beijing
U.S. & China prospected emission-reduction goals
European Executive Education at ESMT, Berlin [USW Network]
La France magnifique et sa belle langue ▪ Dialogue with Enni Sander, Toulouse
International Haplif & Haplifnet NEWS -- WordPress [introduction]
The World's Best Universities [PHOTOS & POLL]
APEC leaders committed to concluding the DOHA ROUND
Barack Obama in China - Shanghai & Beijing
U.S. & China prospected emission-reduction goals
European Executive Education at ESMT, Berlin [USW Network]
La France magnifique et sa belle langue ▪ Dialogue with Enni Sander, Toulouse
Update, Dec 6
INTERNATIONAL TOPICS - Multicultural Roundup ▪ Vanguard Issues ▪ Images & Shows
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Control of Kazakhstan Metal & Mining Empire
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Shifting sentiment over commodities and demand for base metals — in particular from China and Russia — has led to a volatile share price, just like any other blue chip London-listed miner. This volatility is made worse by the small float — only 20 per cent of its stock is in the market. The three founders, metal billionaires Patokh Chodiev, Alijan Ibragimov and Alexander Machkevich, control just over 40 per cent, having built the company during a wave of privatisations in the mid-1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The trio — former metal traders — are the subject of a long-running tax investigation by Belgian authorities, though they deny any wrongdoing.
ENRC’s fellow Kazakhstan miner, Kazakhmys, owns 26 per cent while the Kazakhstan Government holds 12 per cent. The company supplies 14 per cent of the country’s electricity and its ferrochrome and iron ore mines contribute 4 per cent to GDP… Read more (timesonline)
Patokh Chodiev: With partners and longtime friends Alijan Ibragimov and Alexander Machkevich (both also billionaires) built a metals and mining empire in Kazakhstan; stock of London-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation down 54% over the past year. In July the trio's investment company, International Mineral Resources, took a 49% stake of Chinese carbon and stainless steel producer Jiuquan Iron & Steel. The Uzbekistan native lived in Japan before teaming up with his pals in Kazakhstan. (forbes.com)
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Shifting sentiment over commodities and demand for base metals — in particular from China and Russia — has led to a volatile share price, just like any other blue chip London-listed miner. This volatility is made worse by the small float — only 20 per cent of its stock is in the market. The three founders, metal billionaires Patokh Chodiev, Alijan Ibragimov and Alexander Machkevich, control just over 40 per cent, having built the company during a wave of privatisations in the mid-1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The trio — former metal traders — are the subject of a long-running tax investigation by Belgian authorities, though they deny any wrongdoing.
ENRC’s fellow Kazakhstan miner, Kazakhmys, owns 26 per cent while the Kazakhstan Government holds 12 per cent. The company supplies 14 per cent of the country’s electricity and its ferrochrome and iron ore mines contribute 4 per cent to GDP… Read more (timesonline)
Patokh Chodiev: With partners and longtime friends Alijan Ibragimov and Alexander Machkevich (both also billionaires) built a metals and mining empire in Kazakhstan; stock of London-listed Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation down 54% over the past year. In July the trio's investment company, International Mineral Resources, took a 49% stake of Chinese carbon and stainless steel producer Jiuquan Iron & Steel. The Uzbekistan native lived in Japan before teaming up with his pals in Kazakhstan. (forbes.com)
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