Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
News on the vote.
https://www.eqs-news.com/news-details/?eqsNewsID=2665115
"Polymetal International plc (the “Company”) announces that at the General Meeting (“GM”) of the Company which was held on Friday, 8 December 2023, at 10.00 am Astana time (GMT+6), all resolutions proposed by the Directors in the Notice of the GM dated 23 November 2023 were duly passed with the results as stated below."
"1. Putin has re-elected himself to be the president of Russia for 6 more years"
Al Jazeera
“Putin confirms run for Russian presidency in 2024 election. The longstanding Russian leader confirms he will bid to add a fifth presidential term in the upcoming March election.”
The election is in 2024.....
Thanks JAB.
Can't see anything regarding the results of the General Meeting (though it should have finished by now I would have thought.
"8 December | 04:00 (UK) | 10:00 (Astana) | 07:00 (MSK) Subject: General meeting
Baiterek Room, Sheraton Astana Hotel, 60/1 Syganak Street, Z05T6B0, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan)
Has anybody else seen any info or is my timing off?
Thanks.
LeMonde
“Russian women's groups protest against 'endless mobilization' of soldiers
Mothers and wives hope for the return of their loved ones sent to fight in Ukraine since September 2022. But their demand is not on the Kremlin's agenda.
The movement is difficult to quantify, but it is, at the very least, embarrassing the Russian regime. Across the country, groups of women have formed to demand the return of their husbands and sons from the Ukrainian front. According to official figures, which are probably underestimated, 300,000 of these men had been mobilized from September 2022 to take part in the "special military operation" launched by Vladimir Putin. Some 14 months on, their return does not appear to be on the agenda.”
APRIL 14, 2022
"The obscene stolen wealth of the Russian oligarchs is, at last, being brought out of the shadows. Like bacteria, the Russian Kleptopia is succumbing to exposure to light, as Putin’s filthy-rich supporters are sanctioned and their planes and yachts seized. Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton has drafted a bill titled Yachts for Ukraine, which would seize oligarchs’ yachts and planes and send the proceeds to benefit Ukraine.
Kleptopia is the visceral enemy of democracy and well-being and the lifeblood of despots. (See box: The bad guys are winning) The world is very late in awakening to the problem, but better late than never. "
Yet again it is the honest Russian people who suffer, so what's new.
Razza, are you part time on the tRump propaganda team now?
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/04/05/fact-check-post-unsupported-claim-ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy-assets-and-income/11592626002/
Yes I do, you're just spouting biased rubbish that has no bearing on the true situation, to make some childish point that cannot be substantiated by the reality. Otherwise why not do some research yourself (remember you said that was so easy) and post facts.
"Jotom - just simply look up valuations of the S&P500.
It's not that difficult surely?"
"$86bn is the size of a reasonable average US company."
"According to the U.S. Business Administration, there are 33.2 million American businesses in 2023".
Anybody would know that the S&P 500 is exactly that, A list of the 500 biggest American companies. These are far from the average. Last time I worked it out the average between zero and 33.2 Million is not 500.
Maybe you should have looked up this yourself before you posted your propaganda.
"These amounts for funds like black rock are chicken feed. They've most likely got hedges against those losses as well if they are doing their jobs properly."
“BlackRock funds hit by $17bn in losses on Russian exposure.”
This is due to the war markdown. Hardly chicken feed, they will want to get that back in some way.
The fact that russ1a has more money tied up in London than vice versa protects the UK's investments in russ1a as russ1a has more to lose.
I do wish that people who blurt out around statements like "$86bn is the size of a reasonable average US company" showed some facts to back them up from time to time.
"It doesn’t matter because the UK government will never release this from sanctions.
Why would they let all that cash flow back to RA, Putin, etc?"
That's one view.
As has been seen many times though that moneymen are pragmatists, sanctions will end when it suits them. UK money is presently tied up in russ1a. Many far more influential than a few Evraz shareholders will want that released, but..
"LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - The British government announced plans to tighten its sanctions policy against Russia on Monday, including introducing legislation to keep assets frozen until Moscow has agreed to pay compensation to Ukraine.19 Jun 2023"
And
"BlackRock has incurred a loss of $17bn on its funds exposed to Russian equities following the country’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, reported The Financial Times. The firm had more than $18.2bn in Russian assets at the end of January 2021. Majority of its funds are currently in limbo after the asset manager was forced to freeze them following the market crash and stringent sanctions announced on the country by the US and its allies.
BlackRock suspended all purchases of Russian assets at the end of February, after its holdings linked to the country fell to less than 0.01% of its assets under management. A spokesperson for the firm cited the markdowns as the reason for the change, rather than asset sales."
Time will tell. The UK will do whatever the USA does.
"You'll never be able to realise that value though as long as RA and his mates control the UK plc shares."
How long has RA owned shares in Evraz, and what percentage?
Were Evraz good divi payers during that time?
Was Evraz a well run company then ?
"Three decades ago, the newly independent country of Ukraine was briefly the third-largest nuclear power in the world.
Thousands of nuclear arms had been left on Ukrainian soil by Moscow after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. But in the years that followed, Ukraine made the decision to completely denuclearize.
In exchange, the U.S., the U.K. and Russia would guarantee Ukraine's security in a 1994 agreement known as the Budapest Memorandum."
In what way is russ1a adhearing to that agreement?
"Peace can/will only happen when Zelensky stops hallucinating of a victory".
Ah, so nothing to do with the invaders cutting their losses and returning to benind their own borders then?
I suppose you also think that Elvis is alive too.