AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCritical Minerals: Mauritania is among eight countries launching priorities under the World Bank’s new minerals initiative, which aims to expand its critical-minerals business fivefold in five years and build local industries and jobs. Trade Finance: The International Trade Finance Corporation signed a $1 billion framework agreement with Mauritania; much of its lending supports fuel and other imports. Tiris Uranium: Aura Energy’s feasibility study puts the project’s estimated development cost at $350 million and post-tax value at $500 million. The company is targeting a December investment decision and first production by 2028, but has yet to secure funding. Mining Investment: Africa Finance Corporation is exploring iron-ore and uranium investments across the continent. It says West African producers, including Mauritania, could together rank among the world’s top three iron-ore producers within a decade.
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