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Roman Baudzus

Roman studied business informatics at Darmstadt University of Technology. He has been an active investor for almost 20 years. He works in the software and marketing consultancy businesses, and founded his own company in 2004. Roman has been writing articles for the German finance blog wirtschaftsfacts.de since 2008, and has been writing daily articles about the financial and commodity markets for GoldMoney.com since September 2010.

News & Analysis by  Roman Baudzus

Ghanaian government causing headache for mining companies

Ghana is one of the most resource-rich countries in West Africa, and is especially well-endowed as far as gold is concerned. After the abolition of apartheid, South African mining companies in particular started expanding all over the continent. In the last decade exploration companies and gold producers as well as supply companies have ...

2012-MAY-16 · Roman Baudzus

Africa, gold investment, mining

Nepalese currency under pressure

Gold priced in Nepalese rupees hit a new record high per troy ounce earlier this month, at 56,000 Nepalese rupees per tola. After neighbouring India recently announced a rise in its gold import taxes from 2 to 4%, the Nepalese government had no choice but to raise its own gold import taxes in response, in order to avoid smuggling ...

2012-MAY-14 · Roman Baudzus

deflation, gold price, India

Commodity boom could transform Tanzania

Extensive exploration activities have led to new gold discoveries in the region of Tanzania surrounding Lake Victoria, and new mines are expected to start operating in the coming years. The Tanzanian government is hoping to raise significant income by granting more production licenses. Increased mining income should help the country ...

2012-MAY-09 · Roman Baudzus

Africa, commodities, mining, Tanzania

Gold premium over platinum increases

In recent weeks the platinum price has been clearly underperforming in relation to gold, with gold now more than $100 more expensive than platinum. According to the latest report from the German precious metals trading group Heraeus, in recent weeks platinum long positions at futures markets have dropped more than 30%. In early ...

2012-MAY-04 · Roman Baudzus

gold price, India, platinum price, South Africa

Space: the final gold rush frontier

Last week the company Planetary Resources held a press conference to discuss whether the production of precious metals on Near Earth Asteroids might soon become a reality. Analysts, commodity producers and metals traders agree that Earth's precious metal reserves are steadily decreasing. In South Africa, gold is often extracted at depths ...

2012-MAY-02 · Roman Baudzus

commodities, gold price, mining

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