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NWR: Faith in good old fashioned tangible assets

By Jan Cienski in Prague

Published: December 18 2008 11:29 | Last updated: December 18 2008 11:29

Czech billionaire Zdenek Bakala has made a fortune from investing in smokestack industries with a lot of hidden value, but his plays in coal and iron are being punished by investors leery of commodities and emerging markets.

He is the main shareholder of NWR, a coal mining company, which has seen its share price plunge almost 90 per cent this year.

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