Washington, DC, February 11, 2016
—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today issued the following statement in relation to the Simandou Iron Ore Project in Guinea:
“We understand Rio Tinto’s accounting action on its Simandou exposure as reflective of prudential accounting requirements for a public company in the current market context facing extractives projects. IFC remains fully supportive of ongoing work on the Simandou project, including the Banking Feasibility Study and local content initiatives supporting Guinean employment and procurement. Simandou is a world-class, low cost iron ore deposit with significant economic potential for Guinea, and we look forward to working with the Government of Guinea and our other Simandou partners towards its development.”
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