 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Rio Tinto exec says Chinalco deal is 'favourable'
Singapore (AFP) March 26, 2009 Rio Tinto's long-term future is better served if China's Chinalco can double its stake in the Anglo-Australian mining giant to 18 percent, a senior company executive said Thursday. "As a value proposition, this is absolutely favourable," Rio Tinto's chief financial officer, Guy Elliot, said at a mining conference in Singapore. A deal with Chinalco would give Rio Tinto better understanding of the huge Chinese market and even access to exploration rights in the country, he was quoted as saying by Dow Jones Newswires. State-owned Chinalco wants to invest 19.5 US billion dollars in Rio Tinto but Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board wants to review the deal amid growing concerns over foreign ownership in its key mining sector. The Australian government last week extended its review of the proposed tie-up by 90 days to allow further scrutiny. Australian politicians have voiced concerns about the Chinalco deal, which would mark China's largest ever foreign investment. At a time of global economic slowdown, the transaction is seen as giving debt-laden Rio Tinto a much-needed capital boost as the mining giant struggles to repay its massive 38-billion dollar debt. Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Global Trade News
Australia denies Chinalco link to free-trade delay
Melbourne (AFP) March 24, 2009Australia on Tuesday denied its hesitation over a state-owned Chinese company's major investment in mining giant Rio Tinto had stalled talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Beijing. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook