Translation of "Rohstoffboom" in English

Following a phase of low mineral prices, the Andean region is expecting another mineral boom.

With the resources boom of recent years and improving economic conditions in Russia, use of the line is increasing.

The commodity boom we are experiencing right now bears witness to this and is a part of globalization.

While Western investment drove economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the commodity boom sustained Russia’s geopolitical revival.

Some worry that the fresh liquidity will lead to worse outcomes – for example, a commodity boom, which would act much like a tax on American and European consumers.

The commodity boom and discovery of mineral resources in fragile states have sown seeds of discord, while the spread of democracy in low-income countries – perhaps surprisingly – increases the statistical likelihood of political violence.

The rapid economic growth in much of the developing world since the beginning of the century was fueled by a commodity boom and an overextension of credit.

With the commodity boom during this period sustaining massive accumulation of foreign-exchange reserves, the region’s external debt, net of reserves, fell from more than 30% of GDP to less than 6%.

And, with the resource boom fueling Russia’s self-proclaimed return to international influence, the Kremlin will continue to exploit its successful strategy of playing one European country off against another, aided by the EU’s lack of a coherent Russia strategy and a common energy policy.

The commodities boom that was fuelled by double digit growth in China was also fueled by the long term lack of investment in mining development.

It was debt, from both domestic and foreign sources, that added fuel to the commodity boom and EMEs' expansion.

With the exception of the exuberance which came to a head in 2007, we are not dealing with a true commodity bubble, and it has still to be seen if the alleged commodity boom really has come to its abrupt end, given that there are developments demographically and prosperity growth in the emerging nations.

The venerable mining house underperformed its rivals during the commodities boom and fended off a previous takeover bid from Xstrata in 2009.

This growth is caused by an increasingly dynamic economy, reforms and a continuous worldwide need for resources.

However, social inequality was a less contentious issue in the period of spectacular economic growth in Latin America that was fuelled by the commodity boom, which made possible active (but not re-distributional) social policies.

Since autumn last year, more voices have been heard already writing off the global commodity boom and questioning the so-called mega-cycle of commodities.

In their chapter "Contested resource boom: actors and strategies in conflicts over mining in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America", Kristina Dietz and Bettina Engels elaborate on what is at stake in conflicts over industrial mining, what strategies local actors deploy and what factors influence their conflict actions.