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Angola's mining industry is set to reach USD7.5bn in 2018 growing at an average rate of 5.3% a year. The rate of growth will remain stable thereafter with diamonds providing the main thrust for production growth over the medium term. New areas of mining including iron ore copper and phosphates are also receiving increasing international interest from investors and are expected to provide further momentum for Angola's mining sector over the long term. That said we do not expect the mining sector to receive much attention from the government as the country's burgeoning oil sector attracts the lion's share of investment. Therefore problems relating to mining such as poor infrastructure and stringent bureaucracy are unlikely to be resolved in the near term.
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Government Aims Too Optimistic
Angola's government wants to boost diamond production by more than 20% in 2015. The potential increase is attributed to the launch of a major maintenance project on the Catoca mine which produces 87% of Angola's diamonds. The country targets 9.5mn carats in production and 550000 carats in artisanal production in 2015 according to Angola Geology and Mining Minister Francisco Queiroz. As yet we see little chance that these aggressive expansion plans will come to fruition in the timeframe primarily due to the country's infrastructure impediments. That said we still forecast significant growth of around 5% in mining output below the government's targets but still relatively high.
Regulatory Environment To Boost Investment
Operators in Angola's mining sector are starting to reap the benefits of a new mining code whose long-awaited introduction came into effect at the end of 2011. In compiling all existing mining laws and regulations it is hoped that the new code will ensure greater cohesion in the country's natural resources sector than the original code that was introduced in 1992. The new legislation will...
The Angola Mining Report has been researched at source and features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s mining and commodity forecasts for metals minerals and gems covering all major indicators including reserves production exports and values. The report also analyses trends and prospects national and multinational companies and changes in the regulatory environment.
BMI's Angola Mining Report provides industry strategists service companies company analysts and consultants government departments trade associations and regulatory bodies with BMI's independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the mining industry in Angola.
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BMI Industry View
Summary of BMI's key forecasts and industry analysis covering mining reserves supply demand and prices plus analysis of landmark company developments and key changes in the regulatory environment.
Business Environment Rankings
BMI's Mining Business Environment Rankings provide a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors (mining companies and support service providers) in the regional mining market. The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of over 40 industry economic and demographic data points and is part of BMI's integrated Country Risk-Industry rankings products.
Key Projects
Details and analysis of all current and planned developments (new ventures capacity expansion and other investments) across the sector broken down by metal/ore.
BMI Industry Forecasts
Historic data series (2009-2012) and forecasts to end-2018 for all key industry and economic indicators (see list below) supported by explicit assumptions plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecast. Indicators include:
* Mining Industry: Industry size (US$mn) real growth (%) % of GDP employment ('000) workforce as % of total workforce average wage (US$).
* Output:Production volumes ('000 tonnes carats etc.) for all major metals minerals ores and gems mined in each state including bauxite copper gold coal lead silver tin titanium uranium zinc etc.
* Exports: Value of exports (US$mn) for all major metals minerals ores and gems mined in each state .
* Commodity Markets: Global demand supply stocks and benchmark prices (US$) for aluminium copper lead nickel tin zinc gold and steel.
BMI Macroeconomic Forecasts
BMI forecasts to end-2018 for all headline macroeconomic indicators including real GDP growth (%) inflation (%) fiscal balance (% of GDP) trade balance (US$bn) current account (US$bn) and external debt (US$bn).
Competitive Landscape Tables & Analysis
Comparative company analyses and tables detailing by US$ sales % share of total sales number of employees year established market cap/NAV ownership structure production and % market share.
Company Profiles
Examines the competitive positioning and short- to medium-term business strategies of key industry players. Strategy is examined within the context of BMI's industry forecasts our macroeconomic views and our understanding of the wider competitive landscape. The latest financial and operating statistics and key company developments are also incorporated within the company profiles enabling a full evaluation of recent company performance and future growth prospects.
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