Industrial Gabon: 7 billion CFA francs fund raising operation for Petro GabonOn 5 July, the second largest company on the oil products distribution market, Petro Gabon, launched a debenture loan subscription with a ceiling of 7 billion CFA francs.
Petro Gabon is the 4th economic operator to make use of this fund raising system to finance its development.
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Industrial Gabon : Chinese company CICMHZ prepares to begin manganese mining at NdjoléJulien Nkoghe Bekale, the Minister for Mines, Oil and Hydrocarbons, met the Chinese delegation from Huazhou Industrial and Commercial Mining Company (CICMHZ) on 15 July to discuss the conditions for launching manganese mining at Ndjolé.
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Green Gabon: creation of 5 agricultural zones for Gabon's food securityOn 25 July, Raymond Ndong Sima, the Minister of Agriculture, Husbandry and Rural Development, announced the creation of 5 major agricultural zones across the nation, for the purpose of providing the country with food self-sufficiency.
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Green Gabon: SIAT Gabon will double rubber production in 2010The Belgian company for Investment in Tropical Agriculture in Gabon (SIAT) intends to double its rubber production. The goal is to increase from 31,400 tonnes in 2009 to 60,000 tonnes in 2010.
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Service Gabon: Launch of a call for tenders for the award of a 3G telephony licenceA call for tenders was launched on Monday 12 July for the allocation of the third generation (3G) mobile telephony licence, following an announcement by Laure Olga Gondjout, the Minister for Communication, on Wednesday 7 July.
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Service Gabon: The construction of 5,000 homes per year will begin in 2011On Thursday 8 July the Housing Minister, Pacôme Rufin Ondzounga, announced that the building of 5,000 homes per year, as promised by President Ali Bongo Ondimba, will commence in 2011, with 2010 being devoted to building site development.
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