AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGold Sector Update: Kinross Gold posted strong 2026 Q2 results, generating over $725m in free cash flow, boosting liquidity to $2.7bn cash and $1.9bn net cash, and keeping its plan to return 40% of annual free cash flow to shareholders; it also highlighted higher output from Tasiast in Mauritania. Mining Development: Kinross also shared an update on its Lobo-Marte project in Chile, revising 2021 feasibility study economics for inflation and execution progress. Dividend Signal: Kinross declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share payable Sept 3. US Visa Reshuffle (Regional Impact): The US will stop routine visa processing at its Abuja embassy and 24 other African missions from Aug 1, redirecting applicants to 20 regional hubs—Nouakchott is listed among affected posts. Trade & Labour Pressure: The US imposed a 12.5% tariff on imports from Nigeria and seven other African countries, including Mauritania, citing forced-labour enforcement gaps. Energy Infrastructure Push: Morocco is seeking US Exim Bank and World Bank backing for a proposed $26bn trans-African gas pipeline linking West African gas (including Mauritania) to Europe. Mauritania Business/Policy Note: A call is circulating that Mauritania’s mining permits should support production, not speculation.
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