Evening Masterclass: Monday 17 September 2012

Macro economic growth in Mozambique and how coal impacts business

Last year is well remembered as the turning point in Mozambique’s economy, with the first export of coal paving the way for Mozambique to secure future fiscal sustainability from natural resources, however the challenges of industrial integration, strategic alignment of capacity building, financial services, infrastructure development, government and business participation plays a pivotal role on how coal impacts business and future investment. Investors require confidence that regulatory structures protect their financial commitments and need to see flexible entry and exit conditions.

This masterclass will demonstrate from the investors, financiers and project developers’ perspective what environments provide the best investment conditions, how coal can be used as the engine for sustainable development and economic integration.

This masterclass will explore recent developments and prospects of how coal can impact economic growth and business in Mozambique by addressing:

• Creating a sustainable coal mining industry: key factors to consider when developing a sustainable industry
• Investing in Mozambique: the challenge, the success and the future
• Maximising shareholder value : identifying a suitable acquisition in a fast growing commodity market
• Exploring natural resources ‘ a blessing or a curse?’ - exponential exports that are planned can drive up inflation and have a negative impact separate industries such as agriculture and manufacturing. What mitigating measures need to be implemented to stop this negative impact
• How will local content influence procurement and contract policies

Post Conference Masterclass: Wednesday 19 September 2012

The new mining law – A legal framework to doing business in Mozambique

This masterclass is designed to introduce you to the basic fundamentals and new updates to the legal framework for mining in Mozambique and addresses the following:

• Mining – the different mining titles, how they are granted and the related reporting obligations, including propective changes in the Mining Law
• Environment – the different levels of compliance as they relate to different levels of activity
• Tax – review of mining specific taxes (surface tax and royalities), the general tax regime and the use of bilateral treaties against double taxation
• Land – the need to acquire land rights before mining activity can start
• Labour – general introduction with a focus on special, more favourable rules for the employment of foreign skilled labour
• PPP (Mega Projects Law) – How does this relatively new law and its regulations affect mining investment
• Foreign Exchange – highlights of the foreign exchange law, including rules on

Samuel Levy
Senior Partner, SAL & Caldeira Advogados
Lda

About your workshop leader:

Samuel Levy handles SAL & Caldeira’s clients in relation to oil & gas and mining, among other matters. He has advised clients in respect of most of the recent mining contracts signed with the Government of Mozambique. He is also involved in legal reform in the sector, having participated in the drafting of regulations relating to installation licensing, environmental licensing, special labor regulations, special regulations for foreign labor and the mega projects law. Mr. Levy helped found both the Mozambican Association of International Petroleum Operators (AMOPI) and the Chamber of Mines of Mozambique (CMM). He is admitted to practice in both Mozambique and New York.”