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I would have been very surprised if the Investment Official was not included in talks on Investments. It doesn't necessarily follow that Sanctions will be on the Agenda.

But of course I can't see Trade and Investment going ahead with Sanctions in place. Frankly, it all looks very positive to me. Let's wait and see.

Thank you NTB and WH for your NAV calculations.

As to which broker allows purchases of JEMA, I had to complete some sort of 'test' to show I was an expert in Complex Investments.

Although I was able to complete the test succesfully, I responded to complain about this. I said it was a plain vanilla Investment Trust holding underlying Russian Securities. No different from one holding Indian or Egyptian Securities. I got back a load of generalised waffle.

Like everything, the classification is political (to prevent further Investments) rather than "Complex". Hypocrisy, like the banning of Russia Today and freezing of Russians' assets and banning of Russian Sportsmen.

Don't ever let the West lecture us about Democracy and Free Speech.

Yes. They look like disposals. I'm assuming they are the large shareholder offloading part of it's holding.

Encouraging that the price held up well.

Thanks Gents. Yes, I thought it was a balanced read.

No thoughts, except I'm sitting on a 28% Portfolio gain ytd (touching wood), at least partly helped by a strong performance from HBR since I came in a few months ago!

I had a quick look at the Results, they seem to have debt reduction in their sights as well.

Worth a deko. A superb analysis of HBR:

https://www.ii.co.uk/analysis-commentary/stockwatch-does-shares-big-discount-and-9-yield-outweigh-risks-ii536155

Could anyone let me know when the next Dividend is (approximately) due? I know it will be bi-annual for 2025/26.

So will it be October 2025 or January 2026?

Thanks in advance.

People keep talking about Basf share being sold/bought up by Hbr. Basf have said they will reduce, when the time is right, at the right price. Which they clearly feel is not now. Can we put that little fantasy to bed please?

Debt of course is a different matter.

A bit like Charlie arriving about then at the UN in a Private jet and helicopter to warn us we had 10 years to save the planet from global warming, then?

Fcuk.ing Israelis. Nothing and nobody will stop them. Never has done for the past 60 years. They'll see this through, unfortunately. regardless of what anyone else says. Can you imagine that Madman agreeing to a ceasefire?

I'll be delighted if I'm proved wrong.

Surely not too much hedging. That carries a risk in itself. If the price goes to $120 and they have a mishap in production, they'd have to buy on the open market to deliver on the hedge.

Excellent link, Cookie. Of course one could say precisely the same about Britain. No one since the Second World War has directly attacked mainland Britain.

We have attacked a long list of Countries starting with the Suez Canal. But talk - and spend - constantly as though we are under direct threat from a range of Countries (Russia, China, Iran. North Korea) who don't give us a second's thought. They have bigger fish to fry.

The Iranians have already voted to close the Straits (not "Straights")

Starmer is really a washout. He says the Iranians "should come to the negotiating table",

As the Iranian FM says along the lines of - "We were negotiating with the US when the Israelis bombed us. We were negotiating with the E3-EU when the Americans bombed us. What more does he expect us to do?"

Can't argue with that.

Yes Bots, I agree about this Country rapidly moving to second world status. I blame this on the wretched need for our leaders to engage in every single local war around the world. A burning need to make ourselves more important than we are. It - along with Public sector wastage - has left us close to bankruptcy. We are like a pet poodle barking at every passerby, trying to pick a fight and looking to our American masters for "Special Relationship" approval.

There is a reason the Norwegians have a massive wealth fund whose income supports them. While we have frittered away our North Sea Oil wealth in fighting wars and a Defense budget against phantom enemies who have never attacked us. One of these days one of these passersby will turn round and give us an almighty kick up the backside. We will have asked for it.

By the way, over 80% of the population identify themselves as indigenous 'white' British. Where I live, it's more like 98%.

My last political comment here.

Don't worry Bp, I'm done and dusted with Cuckoo.

Only thing going on in my life, cuckoo, is straightening out thick bigots. Especially those who think they belong here but can't reed or rite our language proper, see?

"Rating Agencies".

Fick, as well as illiterate, Cuckoo. Reeding, Righting and Rifmitic not your strong point, is it? What a clown.

God. Talk about paranoid waffle. Cuckoo's ignorance knows no bounds. Banks do NOT rate Bonds. It really has no idea, does it?

"Heaven forbid the plebs get wealthy - who's going to sweep the streets?"

Cuckoo can always do that. Provided it can drag itself away from its Mum's bedroom Computer. Before the hardworking boatwallahs take even that from him. Just think of the 'talent' he can pick up - for a price.

Lol :-)