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According to Agence Ecofin, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is “examining” the permits to sell physical commodities held by certain banks, as opposed to commodity-backed futures contracts, the Financial Times reported on its website on July 22. Senior Fed officials have been discussing with executives from major Wall Street banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs […]

On June 29, President Barack Obama announced the creation of a training program for young African leaders called the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders , before an audience of more than 600 dynamic young leaders from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. This project is the new flagship program of the U.S. President’s Young African Leaders

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. branch of the Publish What You Pay coalition warmly welcomed the U.S. Court of Appeals’ decision to dismiss, for lack of jurisdiction, the oil industry’s lawsuit against the landmark law on the disclosure of oil, gas, and mining payments.Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, a provision known as

WASHINGTON, DC – The Publish What You Pay US coalition cheered a decision by the US Court of Appeals to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds a lawsuit brought by the oil industry against a landmark oil, gas and mining payment disclosure law.  Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the so-called “Cardin-Lugar” provision requires U.S.

U.S. smelter copper output last year declined to its lowest level since before World War II, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. RENO (MINEWEB) – U.S. production of refined copper in 2012 decreased by about 3% from that in 2011, the U.S. Geological Survey observed in a Mineral Industry Survey made public Thursday. Nevertheless, mine production

RENO (Mineweb) – Buoyed by the launch of a petition drive and the backing of human rights NGOs, MP Paul Dewar is expected to make another run at a Canadian Conflict Minerals bill. New Democratic Party MP Paul Dewar, who represents Ottawa Centre, is expected to introduce conflict minerals legislation in Canada’s Parliament Tuesday, The Globe