{"id":8834,"date":"2023-08-08T16:15:49","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=8834"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T16:15:49","slug":"mali-adopts-new-mining-code-to-boost-sectors-contribution-to-gdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/8834\/mali-adopts-new-mining-code-to-boost-sectors-contribution-to-gdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Mali adopts new mining code to boost sector&#8217;s contribution to GDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?s=mali\">Mali<\/a> has adopted a new mining code that aims to increase the sector&#8217;s contribution to GDP to between 15 and 20%, up from a current 9%, the mines ministry said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-1\">The government announced the review of the mining code in January after it said an internal audit had shown that Mali, one of Africa&#8217;s biggest gold producers, was not receiving a fair share of profits while granting too many tax breaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-2\">A draft of the code seen by Reuters before it was passed showed\u00a0proposed changes\u00a0that could boost state and private Malian interests in new projects to 35%, from up a current 20%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text__text__1FZLe text__dark-grey__3Ml43 text__regular__2N1Xr text__small__1kGq2 body__full_width__ekUdw body__small_body__2vQyf article-body__paragraph__2-BtD\" data-testid=\"paragraph-3\">It was not immediately clear whether those proposals had been enacted in the new code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mali has adopted a new mining code that aims to increase the sector&#8217;s contribution to GDP to between 15 and 20%, up from a current 9%, the mines ministry said on Tuesday. 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