Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson and SFBBL AG Comment on Projects in Pakistan

Presently, opportunities abound in a variety of industries for many companies and organizations interested in sound, long term investments. Pakistan offers attractive choices for businesses that involve expertise in areas such as  power, banking, mining, natural resources exploration / exploitation, agriculture, infrastructure and telecommunications.

POWER

Pakistan is in dire need of adequate energy development to service a sizable sector not addressed, resulting in only 80% of the country’ energy requirements being met. Lord Neil B. Gibson, www.lordneilgibson.com, and SFBBL AG, www.sfbblag.com have received international attention for their continued work with the many of the world’s energy producers, and have set clear intention to with Pakistan’s banking system in starting to satisfy the county’s power needs.

SFBBL AG’s financial and development partners are well versed and retain extensive backgrounds in advising companies within the United States and abroad concerning projects related to energy production and distribution. As one of the critical components to achieving success for projects of these involves interacting with in-country key decision makers, SFBBL AG, as are its partners, currently maintain the right relationships and positions to effectively close in a timely manner.

EXPLORATION

Abundant sources of minerals, such as limestone, coal, gypsum, sulfur, crude oil and natural gas are well within Pakistan. As such, the Pakistani government has been making efforts to enhance its mining operations through modernization of their procedures and processing, including development of large production plants for large quantities of gypsum plaster, a material often used in construction.

Lord Neil Gibson and SFBBL AG are able to offer significant assistance with the financial and operational structures for the investments into the project, laying base for the mechanical functions for the project itself.   

INFRASTRUCTURE

Industrial growth has placed high demands and new pressures on virtually all facets of Pakistan’s air, sea, rail and road infrastructures. While the country has successfully been able to double the number of roads over the last 10 years, it is still far below meeting the needs of varying industries positive growth. Construction of roads and bridges remain a continual challenge, and are thus seeking extensive privatization and direct foreign investment,

Neil Gibson and SFBBL AG understand the crucial importance in keeping on pace with the expansion of economic growth of the country, while furthering transportations systems spreading throughout Pakistan. In response to this boom, Lord Gibson brings a team of experts with enormous management, economic and financial resource knowledge to address the matter in such a way as to begin curbing development problems.

AGRICULTURE

Pakistan boasts a significant agricultural economy, presently the country’s largest producer. Most investments are geared toward increasing productivity and furthering profitability in many related areas including crops, dairy, forestry, irrigation, land management and seed production.

The United States is presently one of the largest export markets for Pakistani agricultural goods.

Lord Gibson and SFBBL AG have strong histories in commodities, futures contracts and agricultural products in general. Through the years, Lord Neil B. Gibson has gained enormous relationships to help reach significant milestones in leveraging agricultural products, including enhancements and directly attributable skills from members of SFBBL AG.

PETROCHEMICAL

Deregulation of oil and gas has created a far more competitive market, which is also the most significant are of foreign investment in Pakistan. The need for oil and gas, however, has continued to become greater, as the transportation industry demand has increased substantially.

As the Pakistani government provides fair and equal treatment for foreign and local investors within the industry, the country is making notable strides in harnessing its domestic production of crude oil.

Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson and SFBBL AG are very familiar and knowledgeable with petrochemicals, having worked closely with a number of the world’s largest oil producing companies and families. Lord Neil B. Gibson’s approach will be one from a tactical, market responsive and, most importantly, relationship based strategy, keeping in mind the desire for Pakistan to first rectify its country’s demand for gas and oil.

OPPORTUNITIES OPEN IN PAKISTAN FOR LORD NEIL B. GIBSON AND SFBBL AG

Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson and SFBBL AG have teamed up with local business men, including advisors and various partners adept in Pakistan legal affairs for proper guidance..

An advantage that Lord Gibson maintains in bringing the business opportunities from concept to reality is access to local and national Pakistani and European government officials, agencies and decision makers.

With foreign investments having increased well over tenfold to approximately $4 billion annually, the desire and importance in these investments being successful is enormous, and as such, are in need of professionals such as Lord Neil Gibson  and SFBBL AG.

Consequently, the Pakistani and foreign governments have collectively been working to foster increased liberalization, deregulation and privatization of Pakistan’s financial, commercial and other business markets.

New, non-military aid packages to support such financial endeavors in both domestic and international businesses have been deployed by a number of additional foreign governments. Pakistan, as confirmed by the World Bank, offers an excellent, high rate of return for projects in the country, and remains one of the top growing economies in the Asian continent.

Multilateral lending and export credit agencies, such as the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); including local and international chambers of commerce are among the vast and notable experience Lord Neil B. Gibson and SFBBL AG have and Pakistan will benefit from.

The conceptual and practical ideas of industry, energy, construction, finance, international tax and private equity are among the core principals that is the Lord Gibson and SFBBL AG project development arrangement, conjointly guiding the partners in Pakistan through the full project cycle, including tactical solutions to optimize operations and appropriately target otherwise missed business opportunities. 

INDIA TO EVACUATE IRAQ

NEW DELHI: India's operation in strife-torn Iraq is fast taking the shape of a full-scale evacuation of all Indians. Evacuation is being carried out not only from Sunni-controlled troubled areas, but also from Shia-dominated areas that are relatively peaceful, indicating that New Delhi now believes that the situation in Iraq is fast spinning out of control. 

This week, over 600 Indians will leave their workplaces and jobs and fly back to India, helped by the Indian government. Many of these people do not have their papers in order. The Indian embassy is quickly putting their documents in place and planning to put these Indians on commercial flights from Baghdad and other Iraqi cities from where flights are still taking off.
Already two ships have been sent to Iraq to evacuate stranded Indians. It is reliably learnt that cargo ships have also been sent to Basra to carry Indians to the nearest safe port from where IAF or Air India planes will carry them back home.

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With ISIS declaring the establishment of a caliphate, the reading here is that the Sunni-Shia battle will get more bitter. As there's no one really with a line to ISIS, the sense of foreboding has only grown. Meanwhile, it is believed here that the 40 kidnapped Indians are being used as captive labour by ISIS.

Describing the transportation of Indians back home as a "proactive approach", MEA spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told journalists that Indian diplomats are seeking out Indian nationals at their homes and places of work in Iraq to deliver the message that they should leave while the going is good and the airports are still open. 


Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj (second from left) meets family members of workers abducted in Iraq. 

The MEA has dispatched over 25 officials to the key Iraq cities outside the conflict zone to facilitate the repatriation of Indian workers by helping them with documentation and air tickets.



With Air India, military transport aircraft and naval vessels on standby, India is, for the time being, making use of the commercial flights that are still operating from Iraq's main cities — Najaf, Kerbala, Basra and Baghdad. MEA officials are refusing to describe the exercise as an "evacuation" which evokes memories of Libya.


A relative of an Indian trapped in Iraq wipes her tears in Punjab. 

Officials here no longer rule out the possibility of Iraq, as the modern world has known it, disintegrating. For its part, the Iraqi government, now armed with Russian Sukhoi fighter aircraft, has started air strikes on Tirril and other ISIS positions. 

POOR ROBIN WILLIAMS

The news of his death sent shock waves through Hollywood and the nation, and prompted an outpouring of grieving tweets and statements from everyone from the president of the United States to the Sesame Street gang.

"Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between," President Obama said in a statement. "But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien – but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most – from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin's family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams."

CNN reported a statement from Pam Dawber, Williams' co-star in the wacky Mork & Mindy of the late 1970s, which introduced Williams to an amazed nation. "I am completely and totally devastated. What more can be said?!" Dawber said.

"We mourn the loss of our friend Robin Williams, who always made us laugh and smile," the Sesame Street tweet read.

"I saw him on stage the very first time he auditioned at The Improv in Los Angeles," said Jay Leno in a statement. "And we have been friends ever since. It's a very sad day."

Williams' last tweet and Instagram was on July 31, when he wished his daughter, Zelda Rae, a happy 25th birthday and posted a picture of himself with her as a child. "Quarter of a century old today but always my baby girl," he captioned the photo.

In San Francisco, where Williams for a while lived in the fog-shrouded oceanside Sea Cliff neighborhood, residents were shocked and saddened.

"He seemed like a good San Franciscan," said Griff Behncke, 35, who was waiting to take the ferry ride back to Sausalito, near Tiburon. He remembers Williams donating blood after the 9/11 terror attacks, and then entertaining the long line of people waiting to donate.

Williams will reprise his role as Theodore Roosevelt in the third Night at the Museumfilm. Fox issued a statement, according to Entertainment Weekly.

"There really are no words to describe the loss of Robin Williams. He was immensely talented, a cherished member of our community, and part of the Fox family. Our hearts go out to his family, friends and fans. He will be deeply missed."

Williams, who won an Oscar for his supporting role in Good Will Hunting, also recently signed on to reprise his beloved role as Mrs. Doubtfire in a sequel to be directed by Chris Columbus, according to EW.

Williams has battled health problems and struggled with substance abuse for decades. Only last month he went into rehab at Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center in Minnesota, and was expected to stay there for several weeks.

JAMAICANS 52 year independence from Britain

Jamaicans are celebrating the 52nd anniversary of the country's independence from British rule on the island and abroad on August 6, Yahoo reported.

The island was ruled by Britain for three centuries. For some, Jamaica's week-long independence day celebration is a time to spend a relaxing day at home, while others party it up. The Gala parade in Kingston is where hundreds participate, dressed in costumes representing various aspects of their culture and history. Filled with music, dance and energy, it is one of the most festive events on the island, according to Jamaican's Music.

If a relaxing day is what's in store, Jamaica has many beaches to lie out on. Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine is renowned for its fried fish dishes and the beach is almost always busy. Besides aquatic sports, activities at the beach include dancing contests and horseback riding.

Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said, "This is Jamaica, my Jamaica," which is a statement that unites citizens for a common purpose. Jamaicans are stakeholders in the country and residents must take responsibility for their actions.

"We must make the necessary sacrifices, the issues we face are national and broad-based," Simpson Miller said. "Because this is our Jamaica, each Jamaican must own and contribute to mitigating them."

The English seized Jamaica in 1655. Britain abolished the slave trade in 1807, but did not emancipate the roughly 290,000 people that were bonded to plantation owners. Slowly, slaves began to gain rights and were eventually emancipated in 1834, but the island's whites still controlled the island's affairs because everyone else was too poor to register to vote, Yahoo reported.

Equal suffrage wasn't introduced until 1944, and the following year, Britain's new labor government began an official decolonization policy. Jamaica gained its independence on Aug. 6, 1962.

Despite Jamaica celebrating its independence, a 2011 poll showed that 60 percent of islanders said they would like to return to British rule, citing years of social and monetary mismanagement, according to Yahoo.