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Win win partnership? China, Southern Africa and extractive industries
Southern African Resource Watch, 2012The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has prioritised Africa as a strategic partner at both the political and economic levels. According to some observers, the evidence of China’s growing African involvement suggests a strategy devised to secure access to the continent’s abundant resources.DocumentAngola's oil industry operations
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012The state-owned oil company, Sonangol, is at the centre of the oil industry in Angola. By law, multinationals that want to do business in Angola must associate with Sonangol in the form of a joint venture or Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). To win contracts, multinationals must pay signature bonuses that can run into billions of dollars – and are not publicly disclosed.DocumentSouthern Africa resource barometer
Southern African Resource Watch, 2013Since 2000, oil and mineral commodity prices have been undergoing a strong and steady rise, mainly due to increasing demand from China, India and other emerging economies.DocumentLand, biodiversity and the extractive industries in southern Africa. How effective are legal and institutional frameworks in protecting people and the environment?
Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2013In the natural resources sector, laws are often formulated to regulate the relationship between men and the environment. Ideally, the law can play a vital role in regulating and protecting communities from adverse environmental and social impacts of mining, loss of land, biodiversity and natural wealth, as well as other human rights violations.DocumentBreaking the curse: how transparent taxation and fair taxes can turn Africa’s mineral wealth into development
Southern African Resource Watch, 2009December 2008 saw a ‘perfect storm’ hit international metals prices, bringing the five-year international metal price boom to an abrupt end. The combined collapse in demand for metals and sharp drop in the demand of institutional investors for commodity-based assets have slashed copper prices by up to two thirds, and gold prices by up to a third from their peaks in July 2008.DocumentCopper boom in Zambia: boom for whom?
Southern African Resource Watch, 2007Zambia was the first country on the African continent to produce copper and its econ- omy has historically been heavily dependent on the mining of copper and cobalt. Once a middle-income country, Zambia began to slide into poverty in the 1970s when copper prices declined on the world market.DocumentPalestinian household willingness and ability to pay for public utilities in the West Bank: the case of electricity and water
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013In spite of the fact that demand for water and electricity in the West Bank (WB) has increased sharply over the past decade, local providers of those services are suffering from continuous fiscal deficits. However, the collection efficiency of bills paid for water and electricity consumption is still below international standards.DocumentOutput-employment relationship across sectors: a long-versus short-run perspective
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013Unemployment constitutes a large component of the cost of business cycles. Thus understanding the dynamics of unemployment and its relation to the overall economic performance is vital.DocumentPolitical patronage and economic opportunity: the case of vertical integration in the Egyptian clothing industry
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013This paper investigates the determinants of vertical integration in the Egyptian clothing industry. High-end market segments are a critical determinant of integration.