Comments on: What a Result! http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alastair http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/comment-page-1/#comment-6043 Alastair Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:54:47 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/#comment-6043 I am tracking this development in detail via a blog on the website www.minewatchzambia.com If you want detail on why Zambia is absolutely right to rip up the Development Agreements (and it's not yet clear that's what they are doing - the Finance Minister is probably on his feet offering more detail as I type this) have a look at the original report 'For Whom the Windfalls?' also available on that site. I am tracking this development in detail via a blog on the website http://www.minewatchzambia.com
If you want detail on why Zambia is absolutely right to rip up the Development Agreements (and it’s not yet clear that’s what they are doing – the Finance Minister is probably on his feet offering more detail as I type this) have a look at the original report ‘For Whom the Windfalls?’ also available on that site.

]]> By: Al Fin http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/comment-page-1/#comment-5748 Al Fin Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:07:31 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/#comment-5748 Zambia was doing so well, too, compared to Zimbabwe. Now we get to witness the stereotyped decline of a third world kleptocracy into renewed poverty, famine, and disease. Again. And again. This is only the beginning, deami. It's all downhill from here. Zambia was doing so well, too, compared to Zimbabwe. Now we get to witness the stereotyped decline of a third world kleptocracy into renewed poverty, famine, and disease. Again. And again.

This is only the beginning, deami. It’s all downhill from here.

]]> By: dearieme http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/comment-page-1/#comment-5737 dearieme Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:07:08 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/01/18/what-a-result/#comment-5737 They only have to wait a while before another company comes along with a CEO more interested in his short-term bonuses than the long-term interests of his shareholders. That'll be almost all CEOs, I suspect. They only have to wait a while before another company comes along with a CEO more interested in his short-term bonuses than the long-term interests of his shareholders. That’ll be almost all CEOs, I suspect.

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