A Western diplomat estimates that direct benefits to the state from mining totalled a paltry $32m last year, though Congo-based copper-mining companies alone have made hundreds of millions on stockmarkets in recent months.
A Western diplomat estimates that direct benefits to the state from mining totalled a paltry $32m last year, though Congo-based copper-mining companies alone have made hundreds of millions on stockmarkets in recent months.
据一位西方外交官的估计，政府去年在采矿业上的直接收益总额是三千二百万美元，而一家刚果的铜矿开采公司近几个月在股市上就赚取了好几个亿的美元。