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Get him to the Greek

Much about Mark Rachovides, president of the representative body for resource companies in Europe, Euromines, screams Britain: a central London address, a British education, and a British gentleman’s accent. But there is a significant part of Rachovides that, like both his father and wife, is very much Greek. We bothered him while on holiday in Greece to pick his brain on, among other things, what miners should expect from the European Commission and how Greece is managing its economic reforms.

Mark Rachovides encourages miners to do their homework around operating in the EU before they get there

Mark Rachovides encourages miners to do their homework around operating in the EU before they get there

Mining Journal: How did you get started in mining? Mark Rachovides: I’d have to say I fell into it. I joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in 1996 with a trade finance background...

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