Kyrgyzstan: business welcomes news of Kumtor agreement

“Business welcomed the news of the entry into force of the Strategic Agreement between the government of Kyrgyzstan and Centerra Gold on Kumtor,” Askar Sydykov, Executive Director of the International Business Council, declared. According to him, any uncertainties in relations between the government and Centerra Gold directly affect the investment climate in Kyrgyzstan. The business…

Russia: Plamya gold output target 36% reached

The manufacturing cooperative Plamya, developing alluvial gold sites in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), since the start of the washing season has obtained some 100 kg of gold. The quota for the company this year amounts to 280 kg. Compared with the previous year the output has decreased somewhat due to the thinning of reserves,…

Kyrgyzstan: Centerra announces termination of legal proceedings affecting Kumtor project

Centerra Gold Inc. announced that the remaining Kyrgyz legal proceedings affecting Kumtor project and the international arbitration proceeding at the Permanent Court of Arbitration had been terminated, in accordance with the Strategic Agreement on Environmental Protection and Investment Promotion previously entered into with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Accordingly, the parties have achieved the…