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MIBA unsettled by businessman Wang Bin

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Known for his offhand methods in the gold industry (AMI 294, AMI 285 and AMI 271). Chinese businessman Wang Bin has triggered a crisis at the state-owned diamond group Societe Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA). It resolves around the signing of [.

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