. The West African Group established the Brussels Stock Exchange not only to provide financing for businesses in Kolo, but also with a long-term vision. They
hoped that the Brussels Stock Exchange, or the Brussels Stock Exchange, would become a key financing market for West Africa and indeed Africa as a whole.
The Kolo Research Institute's initial vision for Kolo's future development was to develop Kolo into Africa's Hong Kong or Lijiapo.
In reality, Kolo's situation is more similar to Hong Kong's, boasting West Africa's best port and an economy well-suited to developing entrepot trade and finance.
Furthermore, Kolo boasts significant mineral resources,
a slight advantage over Hong Kong. Hong Kong is situated in Northeast Asia, the region with the most intensive global trade and the greatest concentration of new wealth in the new century, and indeed since the 1980s and 1990s.
Kolo, nestled in West Africa, cannot compare in this respect.
Of course, the entire Northeast Asia region, and even more broadly, the world island encompassing Europe and Asia, is at the forefront of American strategy. Therefore, finding a country like Kolo that Barron could intervene in is nearly impossible.
However, Africa will also develop in the future, so Kolo's prospects remain very promising.
Of course, nothing can be achieved overnight. The current Bolivian Stock Exchange is in its very early stages, trading fewer than ten stocks, and it needs to continue to increase its trading volume.
Furthermore, for a stock market to become an influential financing venue, it must meet certain prerequisites. First and foremost, the city's financial industry must be relatively developed in the region, able to attract a significant amount of capital, thus attracting companies from other countries to list there.
For example, major stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, the London Stock Exchange, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange are all located in globally renowned financial centers.
Furthermore, the currency used to denominate the stock exchange must be recognized and relatively stable.
Just like the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, which are all denominated in US dollars, the London Stock Exchange is denominated in British pounds, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange is denominated in Japanese yen, these currencies are relatively stable and hold significant foreign reserves.
Therefore, if the BSE wants to develop into one of the major stock exchanges in Africa, or at least in West Africa, the Kolo shilling, its denominated currency, must be recognized by local businesses and offer a certain degree of stability.
Otherwise, while you might be able to raise funds here, the funds you raise will quickly depreciate significantly, even impacting your company's market capitalization. Who would dare to list here?
Besides finance, another major sector of the West African Group is West African Mining, now renamed West African Mining and Energy Group.
Initially, West African Mining began with a small gold and diamond mine that Barron had acquired in Kolo.
Later, after the new government in Kolo was established, West African Mining partnered with Stuart Mining to operate several iron ore and phosphate mines in Kolo.
The rise of West African Mining began with the discovery of the offshore oil fields in Kolo. West African Mining then held a 30% stake in Kolo Petroleum, becoming a truly established West African mining and energy group.
Subsequently, West African Mining and Energy completed its acquisition of Australia's OZ Mining, further strengthening its mining operations.
Currently, West African Mining and Energy's primary projects, in addition to OZ Mining's existing mining operations, are the Karapatina copper-gold mine in Australia and the Kianka gold mine in Burkina Faso. Both
the Karapatina copper mine and the Kianka gold mine boast impressive gold reserves.
The good news is that both mines have completed preparations for mining, including the construction of infrastructure and simplified transportation, as well as the installation of mining equipment, and have begun trial mining. Judging from current output, the quality of the ore from these two mining areas is very satisfactory, and we believe that there will be a steady flow of revenue in the future.
For the West African Group, in addition to its existing businesses, including media, telecommunications, real estate, and ports, it will also expand into sectors closely related to people's livelihoods, such as electricity, water, gas pipelines, and food processing.
In short, every aspect of life for every Koro resident is inseparable from the West African Group.
It is also worth noting that the international school originally located near the Munger Base in Prairie Province has opened a new campus in Britta and has become a subsidiary of the Munger International Education Group.
Because the original international school's faculty primarily hails from the UK, offering students the most authentic British education, the Britta Munger International School is highly sought after by the local dignitaries and wealthy, who enroll their children there, making it a prestigious institution.
Orphans from around the world who excel in both academics and moral character can also be enrolled in the more prestigious Britta Munger International School.
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Your Highness, Mr. Cabore, the leader of the Kolo Socialist Party, called and requested a meeting."
After the West African group's executives finished their presentations and left the Jupiter Building, Wang Wanting approached Barron and whispered softly.
After an entire afternoon of presentations, Barron was feeling a bit tired. He felt the female assistant approach him, her cool fingers gently pressing against his temple with just the right amount of pressure. He leaned back against the softness...
"Give him a heads-up later. You can come over for lunch tomorrow at noon,"
Barron said calmly after a moment, closing his eyes.
"Yes."
"Wait..."
Just as the female assistant was about to inform him, Wang Wanting felt Barron tug at her arm...
and she fell into His Highness's arms...
"Your Highness, what's the matter..."
Barron smiled and winked at her.
"There's no rush to reply. There's still time for other things..."
Seeing his expression, how could Wang Wanting not understand what her boss meant?
However, there are still people outside the door... They shouldn't hear it...