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Angola
Diamantino Azevedo to forge post-Isabel dos Santos diamond era

As Angolan state-owned company Sodiam can no longer call on [...]

Published on 26/12/2017 at 04:30 GMT

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Banco Nacional de Angola
De Grisogono
Diamantino Azevedo
Endiama
Eugenio Bravo da Rosa
Isabel dos Santos
Janio da Rosa Correa Victor
Joao Lourenco
Jose Manuel Augusto Ganga Junior
Kimberley Process
Sodiam
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Dubai vies to keep grip on Angolan diamonds

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Buyers still sought by Luanda for Saurimo hub's diamond cutting facilities

The Saurimo diamond hub, a pillar of President Lourenço's diamond sector reforms, is still on the lookout for international investors to occupy its diamond cutting workshops, currently under construction.

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To keep its position as the leading trading hub for Angolan diamonds now that the sector has been opened to private enterprise, Dubai is deploying a mix of business tactics and diplomacy.

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Joao Lourenco sets up mining task force to shake off Dos Santos era

On the back of the diamond sector reform launched in January (AMI 433), Angolan president Joao Lourenco has sunk his [...]

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After 18-months in power, what has Angolan president Joao Lourenco managed to achieve of his great reform to overhaul the country's diamond industry (AMI 409), no longer controlled by those close to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his [.

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Diamond trade liberalisation in action

The new law on the trade of diamonds produced in [...]

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Endiama, Ferrangol and Sodiam on charm offensive in Paris

Though less conspicuous than their oil counterpart, Sonangol (AEI 818), [...]

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Lourenco's dissection of Dos Santos mining architecture

The sweeping changes brought throughout the mining sector by new president Joao Lourenco have kick started the mining community in action. But to ensure it isn't all just political posturing and it can actually secure foreign investment, the new administration [.

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Banco Nacional de Angola
De Grisogono
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Endiama
Eugenio Bravo da Rosa
Isabel dos Santos
Janio da Rosa Correa Victor
Joao Lourenco
Jose Manuel Augusto Ganga Junior
Kimberley Process
Sodiam
Victoria Holding

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Angola
Diamantino Azevedo to forge post-Isabel dos Santos diamond era

Angola
Dos Santos asset hunt, catalyst of growing Abu Dhabi-Luanda bond

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Dubai vies to keep grip on Angolan diamonds

Angola
Buyers still sought by Luanda for Saurimo hub's diamond cutting facilities

Angola
How Dubai plans to remain top diamond trading hub

Angola
Joao Lourenco sets up mining task force to shake off Dos Santos era

Spotlight | Angola
Stock-take of Joao Lourenco's reform of the diamond sector?

Angola
Diamond trade liberalisation in action

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Endiama, Ferrangol and Sodiam on charm offensive in Paris

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Lourenco's dissection of Dos Santos mining architecture

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