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Is China Squeezing The Market Of Rare Earths, Minerals That Are Essential For The Military?

Posted by War News Updates Editor on August 30th, 2010

A neodymium magnet, commonly used in motors, loudspeakers and other appliances. Neodymium is a rare earth element. ALAMY

China Defends Control of Rare Earth Exports as Move to Protect Environment — Bloomberg

China defended its controls on exports of rare earth after Japanese officials raised concerns about supplies of the raw materials used in the manufacture of products from cell phones to radar.

Restrictions on the rare earth industry will help protect the environment, the state-run Xinhua News Agency cited Chen Deming, China’s commerce minister, as saying yesterday at a media briefing during China-Japan economic talks in Beijing.

Israel will now allow construction materials into Gaza

Posted by UpdatedFrequently on June 17th, 2010

Israel as allowed for a partial lifting of the Gaza blockade. Construction materials will now be allowed to be shipped into Gaza.

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Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Blockade, Cement, Concrete And Steel, Construction Materials, Egyptian Officials, Fierce War, Fortifications, Gaza, Gaza blockade, Hamas, International Criticism, International Supervision, Israel, Land Border, Militants, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin, Raw Materials, Rulers, Skirmish, Special Travel

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Comment: the roots of microcredit

Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 18th, 2009

In his latest commentary, Sam Daley Harris touches on the Medal of Freedom that was awarded to Muhammad Yunus. Harris recounts the story of microcredit’s beginnings, and how the same concept of non-profit/non-loss business is spreading into other ventures.

From The Daily Journal is this snippet of Harris’ commentary.

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Tags: Basf, Business Concept, Chairmen, Craftsmanship, Dannone, Dying Of Starvation, Grand Total, Highest Bidder, Initial Investments, Joint Venture, Medal Of Freedom, Microcredit, Microcredit Summit, Moneylender, Muhammad Yunus, Raw Materials, Sam Daley Harris, Snippet, Social Business, Sole Goal, Stools, Wares, World News

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Mineral Firms ‘Fuel Congo Unrest’

Posted by Bookyards on July 21st, 2009

From the BBC:

Western mineral firms are fuelling violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo by failing to check where their raw materials come from, activists say.

Global Witness says companies sourcing minerals used in electronic gadgets are buying them from traders who finance rebel and government troops.

It calls for the UK-based Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC) and others to have assets frozen over the issue.

AMC, whose subsidiary Thaisarco sources tin from DR Congo, denies the claims.

The Global Witness report focuses on the troubled region of eastern DR Congo, where various rebel groups and government troops control large parts of the trade in minerals including coltan, cassiterite and gold.

Factory gate inflation slows down

Posted by UpdatedFrequently on March 8th, 2009

There has been a fall in prices for petroleum products

The cost of goods leaving UK factories in February rose at the slowest rate for 16 months, figures have shown.

Factory gate inflation fell to 3.1% last month, compared with 3.5% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

That is the lowest annual rate since September 2007. The fall was largely due to a drop in prices for oil and petroleum products, the ONS said.

Input price inflation also eased to 0.5% from 1.5% in January.

The ONS said a 37.8% drop in crude oil prices over the last year was the main reason for the lower prices paid by factories for raw materials.

On Thursday, the Bank of England cut interest rates to a new record low of 0.5%.

The data from the ONS justified the Bank’s course of action, said Lloyds economist Kenneth Broux.

“The outlook is for a period of low interest rates,” he said.

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Tags: Bank Of England, Crude Oil Prices, Economist, Input Price, Lloyds, Low Interest Rates, National Statistics, Petroleum Products, Price Inflation, Raw Materials, Uk Factories, World News

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Is China Squeezing The Market Of Rare Earths, Minerals That Are Essential For The Military?

Israel will now allow construction materials into Gaza

Mineral Firms ‘Fuel Congo Unrest’

Factory gate inflation slows down

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