Articles Tagged "exports"

Settlement in sight for tin export strike in Congo

Mineral traders in Congo are hoping to finalise a deal with the government next week to end conflict over export taxes that has stopped shipments of tin ore for the last one and half month. John Kanyoni, president of the Association of Exporters of Minerals in North Kivu, told Reuters” The government had accepted a proposal from traders [...]

Will Congo tin exports resume?

The Association of Exporters of Minerals of North Kivu is expecting a decision tomorrow from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mines Ministry and Finance Ministry on recent increases in traders’ tax liabilities. In reaction to the tax hike, exporters in North Kivu, responsible for 75% of the country’s tin shipments, halted exports.