Part III: The Rise of Africa Section 48 Economic Layout
Mali is rich in cotton, with an annual output of about 600,000 tons, ranking second on the African continent and first in West Africa, most of Mali cotton is for export, domestic consumption is less than 5%, although the industrial base is weak, but the textile industry still occupies a certain position in the national economy. Originally, Liu Jiayi invested in a company that intended to participate in cotton processing in Mali, and her reason was that, firstly, Mali is rich in raw materials; Secondly, Mali has completed the conditions required for preferential treatment of textiles exported to the United States and obtained access, while at present, only Senegal and Mali have obtained access in the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
However, Ye Qingxuan objected on the grounds that Mali's local production costs are expensive, such as the high cost of water and electricity, the consumption capacity of the local market is not high, and it is a landlocked country, so transportation is inconvenient. It is to enter the new industrial park in the suburbs of the capital Bamako, even if there are advanced lighting, drainage and transportation equipment, but without a large number of skilled workers, your production costs will still increase exponentially, too much fixed investment is not necessary, Lei Dong also said not to invest too much money in basic industries.
After Ye Qingxuan and Liu Jiayi had a dispute over the direction of investment in the garment industry, Li Xueyi and Su Yu whispered on the side at first, and then the voices became louder and louder.
Su Yu said, "Jiayi was originally engaged in the garment industry in China, and if there was really an export quota here, what would be restricted would not be floating clouds, and Lei Dong would have solved it a long time ago." ”
"The quota is not only for the exporting country, but also for the importing country, and the import quota is gone, so that your goods can grow grass in the warehouse." Ye Qingxuan first glanced at Li Xueyi gratefully, and then said.
Li Xueyi said weakly, "Actually, what I mean is that Sister Jiayi can get a ready-to-wear studio, and the high-end is oriented to the upper class of Mali, and no matter how much low value-added things are made, the profit is limited." ”
Mali is poor and has very little domestic demand. The processing capacity is very low, the added value of exports decreases after the increase in costs, and the return on investment in textile and related industries is not as high as expected after an in-depth investigation.
Wang Bing gently put down the teacup in his hand, looked at them one by one and said, "The supporting uniforms of the Development Party, the religious costumes of the Jinwu Sect, the military dresses, regular uniforms, and training uniforms, Jiayi, are you going to put Mali or foreign orders?" ”
Everyone present suddenly realized that the daily clothing of these three groups was monopolized. Liu Jiayi is not thinking about textile and textile-related industries, and directly thinking about cost accounting is the right way.
Liu Jiayi took a look, the garment factory is directly produced in Bamako, it is better to be cooked than raw, here the world cotton price fluctuations, export quotas and other influencing factors have disappeared without a trace, orders, payment is not a problem? Directly buying machines to recruit workers to produce is the right way, and he almost shouted happily, "Wang Bing, how can I forget my old business." I always look at cotton spinning, sacrifice the basics, and ask for rice everywhere with a golden rice bowl. ”
"Then you are the prettiest beggar woman, hehe." Su Yu quipped.
Wang Bing said with a smile. Lei Dong also said that the sugar and cotton markets in Mali are basically saturated, and the third license for mobile communications must be taken down, that is, the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources, and the current government is vigorously attracting foreign investment in Malaysia to open mines. If we want to invest in iron ore mining in the west, this will be handed over to Xue Yi and Su Yu. ”
"Sister Bing, iron ore is not worth much. Why not just mine gold? Ye Qingxuan asked strangely.
Exploration by the Malaysian Minerals Mining Company (SONAREM) and the Department of Geology and Minerals in the sixties and eighties showed that the iron ore reserves in western Malaysia were about 33 million tons. Mali has a total of 900 tonnes of gold. Mali has produced more than 50 tonnes of gold for the second year in a row and is now the third largest gold producer in Africa.
1. Konieba area: According to the exploration of the Malaysian Mining Research and Development Company in the sixties, the reserves are about 50 tons. Currently, BHP is preparing for mining.
2. Kay region: The Sadiola area has reserves of 120 tons, and the 'Sadiola Gold Mining Company' (belonging to SEMOS Company) has started industrial mining in 2001. The company is a company limited by shares with the following share structure: Langold of Canada 38%, South Africa of Inshi 38%, Mali 18% and World Bank 6%.
3. Karana region: reserves of about 60 tons, ready to be re-exploited through international tenders. GroupementAshantiGoldfields in Ghana and ConsolidatedInnesfinenet in South Africa have been identified as the winning bidders, and valuation work has commenced with the prospect of resuming production.
4. Siama area: This area is mixed with gold deposits and sulfides scattered in faulted volcanic rocks, and the measured reserves are about 100 tons. Siama Gold is ready to mine in this area and its shares are as follows: BHP 65%, Mali 20%, World Bank 15%.
5. Kidal region: reserves of about 3 tons.
However, if Mali maintains a high production of 50 tons per year, the total gold reserves of 900 tons will be completely plundered by foreign companies in 18 years.
"Can he do a loss-making deal? The iron ore was the one he wanted to build the arsenal, but there was still kimberlite and gold over there. "Su Yu
There are 21 kimberlites in the Conieba region, many of which contain diamonds, and the Australian "Argyle" tube contains a number of bright rose and pink gem-quality diamonds, which are rare and sell for more than $3,000 per carat. One of them, a 3.5-carat rose-colored, high-clarity premium gem-quality diamond, sold for $3.5 million. In addition, very small quantities of blue gem-quality diamonds have been found.
They found 17 kimberlites in the Aravan area, which also contains brightly colored gem-quality diamonds like those in rich Australia, which is much easier to mine than in the Konieba area, and has 110 tons of proven gold reserves in the area, which is also a rich mining area. Secretly mining diamonds and gold under the guise of mining iron ore will not attract many opponents, and iron ore can also give rise to a complete industrial chain, such as the military industry that the Wyvern will increasingly need.
"Sister Bing, are we going to build a jewelry store, Burmese jade plus African diamonds and gold, the source is our own, and we are not afraid of who is stuck in the neck." Su Yu couldn't wait to express her opinion, which woman doesn't like jewelry?
Wang Bing nodded in agreement with her. "The spring and snow are to be opened, and the small commodity wholesale market must be opened."
Mali is a backward agricultural and pastoral country, and is still one of the poorest countries in the world, Malian handicraftsmen can produce 3 billion sifrancs (about 6 million US dollars) worth of various tools every year, and in terms of agricultural (livestock) kitting tools, Mali not only does not need to import, but can also export to neighboring countries such as Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger. The processing of small commodities in Mali is a traditional industry. Hundreds of years ago, there were many craftsmen in the area, and Mali's handicrafts are exquisite, such as weaving cloth, mats, gold, silver jewellery and bronze objects, all of which are very African, some of which have been passed down from generation to generation. In modern times, it has declined, and the handicrafts are mainly agricultural utensils and kitchen utensils, which have made a certain contribution to the economic development and employment of Mali, but this industry has not received much attention and support, and the handicrafts that have been inherited for thousands of years here are being done, but the scale is not up. The transportation is inconvenient and the market is chaotic.
Yiwu Small Commodities Market has a business area of more than 4.7 million square meters, 70,000 business places, and more than 210,000 employees. The daily passenger flow is more than 210,000 times, and it operates 16 categories, 4,202 categories, 33,217 sub-categories, and 1.7 million single products. It is an international center for the circulation, information and exhibition of small commodities. Wang Bing's small commodity wholesale market is not the scale of a small commodity city, and it is unrealistic to build a shopping mall of that scale in Mali, Wang Bing only plans to build a large modern wholesale warehouse market in Bamako. In other areas, there is no need to invest too much, and the stalls with iron roofs and stone barriers can also be made into a big business. But that's it, when there are no outsiders, Lei Dong will still make fun of Wang Bing, this is the plot of the vegetable field. At this time, Wang Bing will ask about his helicopter.
While Wang Bing and his gang of women were discussing, Lei Dong was discussing the next step of the development party in a villa on the outskirts of Bamako.
The people sitting in the room were a bit mixed, Lei Dong, Leopard, Bai Baojun, Zhang Nanjiang, Dibins, Ahger, the two Leged brothers, and even Bishop Zhang San of the Jinwu Sect were also present.
Lei Dong said, "The 265th Battalion Lei Gekang served as the battalion commander, Zhang Nanjiang went to the gendarmerie unit Lei Gede to block on the bright side, with the perfect end of the 'Tanuki for Prince Plan', now our layout in the army has been basically completed, I am ready to implement a high-tech research and development plan in Mali, this plan was proposed by Song Chutian, but it is also a wish of mine, and now I can finally use the platform of Mali to achieve something." ”
The core content of the 'Tanuki for Prince Plan' is to exchange the number of other units in Mali for the number of the gendarmerie unit, so that the personnel of the two units can be exchanged, so as to achieve a capable force in the hidden ambush of the capital Bamakoli, and can grasp the heart of Mali at any time.
Mali is poor, but after all, the ties with Western countries are not closed, especially with the original suzerain, France, which still maintains a traditional special relationship, France is Malaysia's largest trading partner and donor country, Mali's educational structure is a triangle with two sharp corners, the bottom is the vast number of people who have not received much basic education, the middle is a small number of educated people, and then at the top is a considerable number of high-tech talents who have studied in France and other countries.
With the vigorous development of high technology in the world and increasingly fierce international competition, the results of one person and one project to change the face of a country or society in the past have become less and less, and they have been replaced by the collective wisdom of many scientific research forces, such as the Manhattan Project, the United States, together with the United Kingdom and Canada, employed more than 130,000 people and spent nearly $2 billion (equivalent to $25.8 billion now). In order to gain the first opportunity in international competition, many countries have listed the development of high technology as an important component of their national development strategy, and they have not hesitated to spend huge amounts of investment and organize a large amount of manpower and material resources. The high-tech research and development plan proposed by Song Chutian aims to secretly improve the independent innovation ability of the Flying Dragon Society, adhere to the strategic, cutting-edge, forward-looking and concealed nature, focus on the research and development of cutting-edge technology, secretly and semi-secretly coordinate the deployment of Mali's high-tech integrated application, and try the industrialization demonstration of some projects in a targeted manner, so as to give full play to the leading role of high-tech in leading the future development (to be continued......