Protesters are escalating their demonstrations at Kyrgyzstan’s Kumtor gold mine, operated by Canada-based Centerra Gold. After closing the mine and cutting a road to it, protesters have now sabotaged the mine’s electricity supply, according to the AP. The protesters allegedly want the extremely valuable mine to be nationalized. Kumtor, which accounts for about 12 percent of the […]
Commerce on Remand Assigns 112.81% Antidumping Margin to Chinese Shrimp Exporter
The Court of International Trade in November ordered remand for the Commerce Department to reconsider the surrogate market economy country selected to calculate duties in the fifth administrative review of the antidumping duty order on shrimp from China. PKR brought the case on behalf of the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee (AHSTAC), an association […]
Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines has thus far done an impressive job of managing the tender and bidding process for a number of mineral blocs. The government of Afghanistan announced its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders with a consortium backed by City of London banker Mr Ian Hannam, former BHP Billiton […]
Commerce Denies Revocation Request of Chinese Shrimp Exporter in Response to Evidence of Circumvention
The Commerce Department today took authoritative action in response to evidence of duty evasion in its final results for the 6th review of the antidumping duty order on shrimp from China. Commerce had preliminarily determined that the antidumping duty order should be revoked with regard to the Chinese exporter for whom no duties were assessed. Thereafter, PKR […]
Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan | Reuters
James Cunningham, former number 2 in Kabul, to be USAMB Afghanistan; Richard Olson to Pakistan. Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan | Reuters. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose two veteran U.S. diplomats to be ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan, making the nominations at a delicate time for Washington’s relations with both countries. […]
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