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Anthony Lipmann
Dec 18, 2019
No New Beginning for Zambia
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. Al views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. Across the street from where I live in...
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Trevor Tarring
Dec 11, 2019
The Tin Agreement Collapse
This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. 2020 will see the thirty-fifth...
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geoffreysambrook
Dec 4, 2019
This time, be very, very careful….
What fun! We’re all off to the polling station again in a week or so’s time for this year’s election. I suppose the thinking could be to...
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John Wolff
Nov 27, 2019
Of Partners, Champagne and Corkscrews – Part Two
This article was written by John Wolff. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The first part was published last week,...
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John Wolff
Nov 20, 2019
Of Partners, Champagne and Corkscrews
This article was written by John Wolff. All views and opinions are strictly his own. Recent articles by Anthony Lipmann on the Lehmann...
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Anthony Lipmann
Nov 13, 2019
Tremor in Chile
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. How quickly the world changes. I was...
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Clem Danin
Nov 6, 2019
The way we were…….
This article was written by Clem Danin. All views and opinions are strictly his own. As we approach the 2020s let us go back six decades...
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geoffreysambrook
Nov 1, 2019
Valhalla: Chapter Five
As the argument continued round and round, another figure joined the group. “Jason Serck!” exclaimed McKee. “Come and join the party....
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geoffreysambrook
Oct 31, 2019
Valhalla: Chapter Four
Lansky and McKee shook hands, McKee towering over the group. “So you’re Denis Menkov? Victor’s told me the story. He outlived me by quite...
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geoffreysambrook
Oct 30, 2019
Valhalla: Chapter Three
Menkov was in a bit of a daze as he followed his guide. To start with, finding out he was dead had been a bit of a shock. All he...
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geoffreysambrook
Oct 29, 2019
Valhalla: Chapter Two
Menkov and Ansonov stood staring at each other. They were standing in a vast hall, which seemed to go on for ever, with archways down the...
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geoffreysambrook
Oct 28, 2019
Valhalla: Chapter One
The phone rang, waking Denis Menkov from a deep sleep. He looked at the clock: 3:45a.m. He snatched up the receiver; “Yes?” he barked....
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David Gaddes
Oct 23, 2019
Lost in Translation
This article was written by David Gaddes. All views and opinions are strictly his own. I first started travelling on business in the...
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geoffreysambrook
Sep 25, 2019
Pre-Holiday Rant
I’m off to the Mediterranean sunshine of Provence for a couple of weeks, but I thought I would just briefly comment on the way some of...
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geoffreysambrook
Sep 18, 2019
HKEx Tucks in to the Main Course
So was the LME just the appetiser? HKEx seems to be coming back now for the main course, with its unsolicited bid for the London Stock...
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geoffreysambrook
Sep 11, 2019
Who'd be a Miner?
Mining is a strange occupation, bred of an almost surreal optimism that believes that digging a hole will provide a route to riches. As...
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Bill Prast
Sep 4, 2019
Arctic Thoughts
This article was written by Bill Prast. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. The recent media interest in Greenland...
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geoffreysambrook
Aug 28, 2019
The Shortest History of Germany
I realise we have been a bit lax this year in suggesting books that might appeal for summer holiday reading; we’re pretty much at the end...
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geoffreysambrook
Aug 21, 2019
Hicks
This article was written by Trevor Tarring. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. For anybody who was involved in the...
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Anthony Lipmann
Aug 14, 2019
A Chilean Diary
This article was written by Anthony Lipmann. All views and opinions expressed are strictly his own. In September this year, after 110...
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