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Web version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe TABLE OF CONTENTS Public company Endiama, E.P. celebrates 100 years counting from the discovery of the first diamonds South Kwanza’s Vice Governor confirms Executive’s availability to private investment Agriculture at the top of the priorities for investments Payments in national currency by petroleum companies shall start in July Development and promotion of the economy ad main challanges in Angola Angola LNG ships its first load Angola and Portugal study new forms of cooperation ANGOLA NEWSLETTER May/June 2013 Vitor Marques da Cruz Public company Endiama, E.P. celebrates 100 years counting from the discovery of the first diamonds The Diamonds National Company, ENDIAMA, E.P. organized an international conference in Luanda to signalize the 100 years counting from the discovery of the first diamonds in Angola. The conference’s aim was to present its participants the geological potential of diamonds, raise investors for its projects and also do an assessment of the present and past of this industry, as well as regarding future perspectives. For the above mentioned purposes, the twoday conference consisted on lectures and discussions regarding matters connected to the diamonds and jewellery, prospection, research, production, commercialization, stoning and the prices in the international market. Catoca aims to be parto f the world’s biggest mining companies The Director of Catoca’s Mining Company (CMC), Ganga Junior, stated that this company wishes to be part of the world’s biggest mining companies until 2020 by reaching a turnover in the amount of 130 billion Kwanzas and also to explore other mining resources. South Kwanza’s ViceGovernor confirms Executive’s availability to private investment South Kwanza’s ViceGovernor Mateus de Brito confirmed the Executive’s availability to public/private investments, having in mind the exploration of this region’s potential, which shall be done through the easing of administrative requirements for investors who want to enter this area’s local market. “We wish to make the province’s economy more dynamic and competitive through promoting the private sector as the main sector of the sustainable development, as well as to enhance entrepreneurialism” stated Mateus de Brito during lecture directed to students of the Katiavala Bwila University. Mateus de Brito identified several investment opportunities in the areas of fishery, agriculture and livestock and highlighted the importance of the manufacturing industry regarding the economic development and creation of employment, the increase of public revenue and the diversification of the economy.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Public companyEndiama, E.P.celebrates 100 yearscounting from thediscovery of the firstdiamonds

• South Kwanza’s Vice­Governor confirmsExecutive’savailability to privateinvestment

• Agriculture at the topof the priorities forinvestments

• Payments in nationalcurrency bypetroleum companiesshall start in July

• Development andpromotion of theeconomy ad mainchallanges in Angola

• Angola LNG ships itsfirst load

• Angola and Portugalstudy new forms ofcooperation

ANGOLA NEWSLETTERMay/June 2013

 

 

Vitor Marques da Cruz

Public company Endiama, E.P. celebrates 100years counting from the discovery of the firstdiamonds

The Diamonds National Company, ENDIAMA, E.P. organized aninternational conference in Luanda to signalize the 100 years countingfrom the discovery of the first diamonds in Angola.The conference’s aim was to present its participants the geologicalpotential of diamonds, raise investors for its projects and also do anassessment of the present and past of this industry, as well asregarding future perspectives.For the above mentioned purposes, the two­day conference consistedon lectures and discussions regarding matters connected to thediamonds and jewellery, prospection, research, production,commercialization, stoning and the prices in the international market.Catoca aims to be parto f the world’s biggest mining companies The Director of Catoca’s Mining Company (CMC), Ganga Junior,stated that this company wishes to be part of the world’s biggestmining companies until 2020 by reaching a turnover in the amount of130 billion Kwanzas and also to explore other mining resources.

South Kwanza’s Vice­Governor confirmsExecutive’s availability to private investment

South Kwanza’s Vice­Governor Mateus de Brito confirmed theExecutive’s availability to public/private investments, having in mindthe exploration of this region’s potential, which shall be done throughthe easing of administrative requirements for investors who want toenter this area’s local market. “We wish to make the province’s economy more dynamic andcompetitive through promoting the private sector as the main sector ofthe sustainable development, as well as to enhanceentrepreneurialism” stated Mateus de Brito during lecture directed tostudents of the Katiavala Bwila University. Mateus de Brito identified several investment opportunities in theareas of fishery, agriculture and livestock and highlighted theimportance of the manufacturing industry regarding the economicdevelopment and creation of employment, the increase of publicrevenue and the diversification of the economy.

"Vitor is the foundingpartner of MC&A,graduated at the Schoolof Law of the University ofLisbon, where heperformed functions asassistant professorhaving taught classes inPublic Finances. He isalso post­graduated inEuropean Law at theSchool of Law of thePortuguese CatholicUniversity. With extensive and variedbusiness law experienceincluding large scaleM&A and corporatetransactions. He hasspecialized experience inBanking and CapitalMarkets, in Portugueseand Angolan law."

 

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Agriculture at the top of the priorities forinvestments

The agriculture, civil construction, infrastructures, fishery, educationand health are the sectors on top of the Government’s priority list,according to a statement made the Private Investment NationalAgency’s Chairman, Maria Luísa Abrantes. Also according to Maria Luísa Abrantes, the areas considered asrelevant for the economic growth and development of the countrybenefit from tax incentives, as a way to motivate private investorstowards these sectors.

Payments in national currency by petroleumcompanies shall start in July

The petroleum sector companies shall start making paymentsdestined to rendering of services and goods to exchange residentsexclusively in national currency from July, 1st.

Development and promotion of the economy admain challanges in Angola

The main goals of the Angolan Executive are the development,diversification and promotion of the economy, which shall be donethrough the promotion of all the private investment supported sectors,according to the Angolan Vice President, Manuel Vicente, during theAtlantic Bay Cooperation Initiative’s third conference, organized byPrivate Investment National Agency and John University.

Manuel Vicente highlighted that for this purpose, Angola would have topromote the foreign direct investment in areas other than thepetroleum and diamonds ones.

Furthermore, the Vice President also noted that Angola is still one ofthe economies with the highest growth rate worldwide, with anestimated GDP of 7,1% for 2013, and that the growth rate for theperiod between 2002 and 2008 was of 15,3%, as well as underlinedthat the Angolan Executive has been focusing on the rehabilitation ofpublic infrastructures – such as roads, bridges, ports, airports,railways, among others – as a way of promoting the circulation ofgoods and people that the agricultural, fishery, industrial andtelecommunication network’s enhancement led to.

Angola LNG ships its first load

The first load produced by the Gas Industrial Unit was recentlyshipped.This  first shipload was sold to state owned petroleum and gascompany, Sonangol, and shipped to Brasil in one of the sevenAngolan LNG ships.This announcement marks the startup of a new production unit, whichis the first one since 2010, and constitutes a new source to makeaddress the globally growing demand of LNG.

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Angola and Portugal study new forms ofcooperation

Angolan Secretaries of State for Exterior Relations Manuel Augustoand Ângela Bragança and Portuguese Secretary of State for ExteriorRelations Francisco de Almeida Leite met in Luanda in order todiscuss new forms of cooperation between the two countries.In the scope of said meeting, Manuel Augusto stated that the AngolanGovernment is working on the creation of a legal framework and anenvironment conductive to attract foreign investment that allowsincentives to national production, in particular reviving the textileindustry. The Secretary of State also highlighted that the visit from Franciscode Almeida Leite is a signed of the excellent existing relationsbetween Portugal and Angola.

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