THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND METAL PRICE AND DEMAND OUTLOOK. TRENDS IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY. NATIONAL INTERESTS AND MID STREAM DEVELOPMENT

09:10 Keynote address
Lord John Thomas Alderdice, UK Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan and Central Asia

• An overview of global economic indicators and the metal price and demand forecast.
• Discussion of the tension between balancing the demands of industry, with local politics and economic growth, including comment on the potential disconnect between strategic national goals (resource nationalism) and the reality of the market.
• Does Central Asia have the capacity to deliver on local processing and manufacturing in terms of infrastructure and capability?