Indian businessmen to invest in rice production in Mali
    To actualize the terms of an agreement signed in January 2010 between the Malian government and the Indian firm, Angelique International, Indian businessmen are set to begin wok on rice farms in parts of northern Mali
    • PANA
    • 29 June 2013
    INDE: Accaparement et résistance non-violente - Rencontre à l'OCDE avec Sandeep K. Pattnaik porte parole du PPSS - Invitation conférence de presse
    Dans l'État d'Odisha, Inde, la société sud-coréenne POSCO accélère la réquisition des terres agricoles et forestières dans les villages de Govindapur et Dhinkia, alors que le National Green Tribunal indien a retiré son aval pour le projet (complexe sidérurgique et port maritime). A l'international, une plainte a été déposée à l'OCDE - Watch, qui mène son enquête sur la violation des Droits de l'Homme.
    • SOLIDARITÉ
    • 24 June 2013
    Qatar to invest $500 million in India after Bush acquisition
    Hassad Food Co., the agricultural investment arm of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to invest $500 million in India after buying Bush Foods Overseas Ltd.
    • Bloomberg
    • 10 June 2013
    Karuturi debacle prompts Ethiopia to review land policy
    The slow progress of Karuturi Global and similar projects has prompted the Ethiopian government to reassess its policy of leasing vast tracts of land to single investors.
    • The Hindu
    • 01 June 2013
    Changes planned for the law on foreign ownership of agricultural land
    Amid outcries from local residents against the foreign acquisition of agricultural lands in several Georgian regions, some experts have drafted recommendations to amend the Law of Georgia on the Ownership of Agricultural Land.
    • Georgia Today
    • 28 May 2013
    Are Indian companies “land grabbing” in Africa?
    The Hindu's Addis Ababa correspondent Aman Sethi has recently written about Indian companies’ involvement in Ethiopia and Mali, and on 19 May he took part in a Q&A session on Facebook on the issue of so-called Indian land grabs in African countries.
    • Global Voices
    • 22 May 2013
    When the levee breaks
    Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia.
    • The Hindu
    • 19 May 2013
    Maharashtra’s sugar cooperatives seek to expand in Africa
    Governments in African countries lease out land at low rates, which makes it attractive to investors
    • Live Mint
    • 07 May 2013
    The food pirates
    Foreign investment in African land has been greatly fostered by the Indian Government and its business associations.
    • Hindu Business Line
    • 06 May 2013
    Karuturi : une litanie de problèmes
    Karuturi Global Limited, société holding de droit indien et dont le siège est situé à Bangalore, peut se retrouver sous la loupe de l'administration fiscale du Kenya pour fraude fiscale, mais les plaintes déposées contre elle vont plus loin.
    • TJN et al
    • 22 April 2013
    Karuturi, coupable de fraude fiscale
    Le gouvernement kenyan a déclaré Karuturi coupable de fraude fiscale. C'est la première fois qu'un gouvernement africain traduit une importante société multinationale en justice pour une manipulation des prix de transfert par le biais d'une procédure entièrement publique.
    • TJN et al
    • 22 April 2013
    Karuturi culpable de evasión fiscal
    El gobierno de Kenya halló culpable de evasión fiscal a Karuturi Global Ltd, el productor de rosas cortadas más grande del mundo. Ésta es la primera vez que un gobierno africano lleva a los tribunales —mediante un proceso público— a una enorme compañía multinacional por manipular sus precios de transferencia.
    • TJN et al
    • 22 April 2013

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