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Friday, 18 June 2010
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Thursday, 17 June 2010
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Monday, 10 May 2010
 In a new report Concord Danmark and DanWatch are drawing attention to the severe lack of taxation legislation which is responsible for keeping Ghana and other developing countries, which are rich in natural resources, in poverty.
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Wednesday, 05 May 2010
 DanWatch and Concord Danmark have released a new report on the gold industry in Ghana and how mining companies move profits out of Africa taking advantage of loopholes in EU accounting regulation and European tax havens. The report is based on the DanWatch report Unrestrained Consumption on Africa's Expense.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
 Despite their low tax contributions, the mining industry nonetheless does contribute to Ghana's economy. However, the industry also entails large socio-economic and environmental costs for the country. The current tax revenues are not sufficient to cover the costs.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
 Although Ghana is Africa's second largest manufacturer of gold, it is one of the least developed nations. The gold is harvested by international mining companies, who take advantage of Ghana's lenient tax rules.
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Friday, 19 March 2010
Although Ghana is Africa's second largest manufacturer of gold, it
is one of the least developed nations. The gold is harvested
by international mining companies who take advantage of Ghana's
lenient tax rules. A new report by DanWatch puts focus on the
consequences of mining in African countries.
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009
 We
are now back in our office in Copenhagen after nearly 3 weeks in Ghana,
ready to process all the new information we have gathered during our
field trip. We bring back with us close to 1000 pictures and several
hours of video photage documenting the harsh circumstances that the people
living and working on the dumpsites of Ghana live under.
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Friday, 13 November 2009
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Friday, 13 November 2009
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Friday, 13 November 2009
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Thursday, 12 November 2009
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Thursday, 12 November 2009
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009
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Sunday, 08 November 2009
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Sunday, 08 November 2009
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Friday, 06 November 2009
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009
 Colourful Ghana both has its pleasures and challenges.
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Tuesday, 03 November 2009
 Television sets, DVD players, irons and everything else the heart desires is for sale in the streets of Accra.
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Monday, 02 November 2009
 Saturday we visited Princess Marie Children’s Hospital in order to find out whether the children we have met at Agbogbloshie would go here with their e-waste related injuries.
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Saturday, 31 October 2009
 After having arrived in Ghana late Thursday evening we began our research Friday at Agbogbloshie Dumpsite, the biggest dumpsite for obsolete electronic goods not only in Accra but in all of Ghana.
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Friday, 23 October 2009
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Thursday, 20 August 2009
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