AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMozambique Mining & Industry: Gemfields says CEO Sean Gilbertson will step down on July 15, with CFO David Lovett taking over as interim CEO, as the company also flags security and production challenges at its 75%-owned Mozambique Ruby Mine; meanwhile, its first “Trade Select” ruby auction (June 22–29) pulled in $23.1m with 82 of 89 lots sold. Mozambique Energy & LNG: XRG and Eni sign deals to buy 32% stakes each in three upstream blocks in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta (feeding the Argentina LNG project), underscoring how LNG supply chains are being locked in upstream. Mozambique Infrastructure: Maputo’s Joaquim Chissano Avenue reopens after three years of drainage and sanitation works, improving sewerage for about 12,000 families and aiming to cut flooding and health risks. Mozambique Agriculture & Water: Flood damage to Gaza’s Lower Limpopo Irrigation Scheme is put at 23m meticais, with major crop losses, silted canals, damaged roads and pumping failures worsened by cable theft. Regional Labour & Trade Risk (SA-linked): South Africa’s June 30 anti-immigrant deadline is driving mass departures and supply-chain disruption, with Namibian truck operators pulling drivers and suspending deliveries over xenophobia fears. Regional Corporate Restructuring: BAT warns of further job cuts in South Africa as it shifts more roles into an AI-driven productivity push, after ending local tobacco production.
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