If the multitude had descended on Kalgoorlie hoping that the Diggers & Dealers keynote address would set the tone for a positive take on the immediate future for the resources sector, they could only have left the auditorium thoroughly underwhelmed.If the mood at the conference was already expected to be somewhat muted given the poor performance of markets, falling commodity prices and lower profits for the industry's majors, the keynote address, delivered by former IMF chief and Spanish Government Finance Minister, Rodrigo de Rato, did nothing to dispel the general feeling among delegates that the remainder of 2012 would be tough for the resources sector, particularly those parts of it that will be looking to raise money.
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机译：如果众多人来到卡尔古利（Kalgoorlie），希望Diggers＆Dealers的主题演讲能为资源行业的近期发展树立积极基调，那么他们只会让礼堂彻底不堪重负。鉴于市场表现不佳，商品价格下跌以及该行业专业人士的利润下降，预计这一消息将有所减弱，由国际货币基金组织前负责人和西班牙政府财政部长罗德里戈·德拉托（Rodrigo de Rato）发表的主题演讲并没有消除人们的普遍感觉。与会代表们表示，2012年剩余时间对于资源行业来说将是艰难的，尤其是那些希望筹集资金的部门。
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