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= Alain Goetz = [[|thumb|525x525px| Alain Goetz is a Belgian business man and philanthropist. Add unique feature and some details.
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Background
Born in Deurne Antwerp Belgium on 24th April 1965, Alain Goetz is a son of Mr. Tony Goetz the founder of Tony Goetz(Refine Tony goetz) NV a precious metal s refining and trading company in Belgium  .

Business Activities
Alain Goetz has done some work his work in the gold and precious metal refining, bullion trading and hospitality in several countries including Belgium, Burundi,Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Arab Emirates, Uganda and Rwanda.

Alain oversaw the establishment of the African Gold Refinery (AGR) in 2014 as the first gold refinery in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa with a production capacity of 1000kgs of high-finished gold kilo-bars per month that is internationally recognized as Ugandan products.

Alain and the African Gold Refinery have been under heavy scrutiny on the source of the gold refined as it could be among the conflict minerals fueling conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo which is smuggled through Uganda and Rwanda. Goetz and the refinery however say that all processes of the company and its suppliers are in accordance with Ugandan and regional laws through their know your customer(KYC) policies.

In November 2018 Alain Goetz stepped down as founding CEO, a position he had held since 2014 to focus on charitable work and consulting.



in addition he has diverfied into the Alain Goetz started the Al Asr Al Dahabi Restaurant in February 2020 serving Turkish, Moroccan, and Lebanese cuisines with a modern twist having a sitting capacity of over 750 located at Al Mamzar, Dubai - United Arab Emirates.

Philanthropy
Since 2014 Goetz has been supporting the Entebbe Children's Welfare Primary School founded in 1985 that specializes in teaching and caring for children with special needs. As part of his support to this school, throught the afican gold refinery constructed new ckass room to improve capacity. In July 2019 a new classroom block was launched by the First Lady of Uganda / Minister of Education and Sports Honorable Janet Museveni . The building was fully financed and constructed by the African Gold Refinery with commitment from

Alain Goetz intervened to help this primates habitat the ngamba Islansone  providing foodstuff for the animals until the economic conditions stabilize.

Through the African Gold Refinery he partnered with the Entebbe Municipal Councilto organize the annual Entebbe Marathon. The Marathon is a local charity sporting event that attracts in Entebbe Municipality.