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Ivanhoe boss said he’d pay higher taxes in Congo if it benefits locals

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Canadian billionaire Robert Friedland, founder and executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN), has joined the debate over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s imminent hike to mining taxes by saying his company would pay higher royalties and taxes, but only if that money benefits locals. The Vancouver-based company, which is developing

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“Strong Dollar”, “Weak Dollar” – What About a Gold-Backed Dollar?

By Antonius Aquinas Contradictory Palaver The recent hullabaloo among President Trump’s top monetary officials about the Administration’s “dollar policy” is just the start of what will likely be the first of many contradictory pronouncements and reversals which will take place in the coming months and years as the world’s reserve currency continues to be compromised.

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