AFRICABIZ VOL 2 - ISSUE: 142
January 15 - April 14, 2016
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Editor: Dr. Bienvenu-Magloire Quenum
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A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

Dear visitor and international investor,

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- YEAR 2016: THE WORLD AT CROSSROADS

At the end of this previous delivery, it had been stated that year 2016 would be a very interesting one.

Indeed, no need to consult a psychic card reader to be informed and aware that something is shaping and forming fast behind the daily events occurring at world stage, to establishing a new world structure to replace the existing one - that prevailed over the five past centuries.

Every passing day brings into place a piece of the puzzle to see the forming of the new world (governing) structure, be it political (the emergence of the BRICS nations; western sanctions against the Russian Federation;) financial events (the creation of the Asian Investment and Infrastructure Bank - AIIB, to compete with western dominated financial bodies, the IMF and the World Bank;) the evolution of the wars in Yemen and in Syria (where western nations and their followers/allies had practically lost the proxy war since Russia enter the fray at the end of September 2015;) the spat between Saudi Arabia and Iran following the execution by Saudis authorities of a prominent Saudi citizen Shi'ite cleric; the dwindling price of oil (from $100 a barrel two years ago to a pricing moving south below $30 a barrel;) and the refugees/immigrants crisis in Europe - where Germany alone has to cope with a million forcing the entry to its territory. Etc.

Of the above listed events and occurrences, three would act as accelerators to establishing the new world governing structure: first the economic sanctions against the Russian Federation; second the dwindling oil prices; and third the evolution/outcome of the war in Syria.

- The Consequence of Western Nations Sanctions Against the Russian Federation: Russian Weaponized Default

President Putin has just forwarded to the Duma (legislator/parliament) on January 13, 2016, one of the most feared set of Laws ever seen in modern Russian history that, once enacted, would create the worst �economic cyclone� the Western world has ever seen and plunge both the United States and European Union into immediate depression, if not outright total economic collapse.[Source]

The new Laws would instruct all Russian Federation companies, both public and private, to immediately cease paying over $700 billion in loan payments to any bank having a nationality, or even branches, in any country currently having sanctions, or threatening sanctions, against Russia.

This is huge! Apparently Vladimir Putin, the Russian president decided that it is payback time for the authorities of western nations. This is simply put a forthcoming gigantic financial war that would wreck havoc into the western nations financial institutions.

The timing of the introduction to the Duma of the Laws/ "Weapon of Debts Destruction" by President Putin is an extraordinary strategic move as the �Weaponized Default� laws, once enacted would have a severe impact on the implosion/destabilization of the stock markets occurring since the beginning of year 2016.

Indeed, you are certainly aware that stock markets all over the world lose over $1 trillion in just 5 days of trading. And to put that stunning figure in context, it's like wiping out the combined value of the following tech giants: Google - $508 billion, Facebook - $281 billion, Intel - $154 billion, Netflix - $50 billion and Yahoo - $29 billion.

Not to forget the massive loss of wealth to the American people holding their retirement and saving monies in stocks and bonds.

Even the Corporate/Mainstream Media is reporting the following:

- The Royal Bank of Scotland has warned clients to sell everything, anticipating a cataclysmic year for markets.

- Sell everything except high quality bonds, the bank's credit chief, Andrew Roberts, said in a note to clients. This is about return of capital, not return on capital. In a crowded hall, exit doors are small.

- The note said the current situation was reminiscent of the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, which led to the global financial crisis. This time China could be the crisis point, The Guardian reported.

Andrew Roberts also said European and U.S. markets could fall by 10 to 20 percent. [Note that this prognosis is not taking into account the probable enacting of the Weaponized Default by Russia]

Analysts at JP Morgan have also advised clients to sell stocks on any bounce, and Standard Chartered has predicted a slide in oil prices to as low as $10, The Guardian reported.

- The Dwindling Oil Pricing

Oil price is dwindling since two years running from $100 a barrel to south of $30 a barrel. It is obvious that the combination of western countries economic sanctions and the collapse of oil pricing, is badly hurting the Russian Federation's budget - which relies heavily (to say the least) on oil proceeds and revenues.

Saudi Arabia is the culprit for the collapse of the oil prices. Certainly in connivance with its western allies to punish Russia for supporting the legitimate government of Bashar El-Assad in Syria.

Not only had Saudi Arabia inundated the world market over five million barrels a day of excess reserve production, but in addition to that London-City and New-York bankers use the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) derivatives to crashing the price of oil last year.[Source]

Once the “Weaponized Default” Laws above outlined are enacted, they would serve as payback for the twin manipulation of oil prices and financial attack on the Russian ruble - to destabilizing Russian economy.

- The Outcome of the Syrian War

As exposed in this previous delivery, the Syrian crisis had taken another dimension since the direct entry of the Russian Federation into the battlefield.

Indeed, starting from September 30, 2015, Russian airplanes are conducting around the clock - 24/7 heavy bombardments of rebels' positions, training camps, fuel depots and communication's hubs all over the Syrian territory.

And nearly 4 months into its intervention in Syria, Russia had assisted the Army of the legitimate government of Syria do go on full offensive, conquering territories seized by Jihadists since 2012, the latest operation/victory being the retaking of the town of Salma, North-East of Latakia, in the North-Western province of Idil - that could lead to the total collapse of rebels/Jihadists defense system all over Syrian territory, due to a probable domino effect.

And also very soon - from this month of January 2016 towards the end of March 2016, the big battle to reconquest rebels-held part of the city of Aleppo would be engaged by the Syrian Arab Army and allies. That would be a decisive one.

Furthermore, following the shot down by Turkey of a Russian jet plane on November 24, 2015, Russia established a NO-FLY ZONE over Syria, effective since the beginning of December 2015; together with the modernization of Syrian air defense system, that is keeping at bay air attacks from the American-led coalition. The regime changers cannot anymore fly over Syrian territory!

The Russian government on January 14, 2016 released the text of the intervention agreement, which said that it had been "concluded for an open-ended period of time."

Under the terms of the agreement, Russia deployed warplanes and personnel at the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia in Syrian government-held territory.

The deal was made to defend the "sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic," according to the document. "Russia can halt its operation at any time so it does not have any responsibilities before Syria."

"At the same time it can stay there for as long as it wishes. It's totally up to the Russian authorities."

And finally, each partner has one year notice to denounce the Agreement.

Even if it is too soon to predict the outcome of the Syrian war - victory of the legitimate Syrian government or defeat, one can assert on the date of current writing in January 2016, that the legitimate government of Syria is taking back territories seized by rebels since 2/3 years.

Even the mainstream media is now recognizing that the intervention of Russia since September 30, 2015 had completely turn the table on the rebels.

And based on the trend on the battlefield, the non-stop heavy bombardment of rebels positions and infrastructure by Russian war planes, one cannot deny that ISIS/Daesh/Islamic State's death squads are on the run, deprived of ammunitions supply and logistics.

The mantra, Assad must go, had been tone down by regime changers, who are now expecting to obtain on the peace talk negotiation table what they have not achieved on the battlefield.

One thing is sure, the more they wait to go to the negotiation table, the more they would lose any bargaining power.

And the victory of Syria legitimate government and allies, Russia, Hizb'Allah and Iran would completely change the Middle-East political and economic stage, and contribute heavily to the shaping of the new governing structure of the world.

There is no doubt that the enacting and implementation of the Weaponized Default Laws by Russia would result in a tectonic geopolitical reconfiguration of the entire world balance of power - completely shifting the economic and political governing structure of the world from the West to the East.

This would be accomplished during the coming 24 months (2016-2017) without Russia (and its partner China) being obliged to start a global worldwide war - that would be a suicide for the whole world.

- Listen to Jim Willie For Confirmation

Spare some time to listen to the following YouTube stream by a financial expert, Jim Willie, which globally confirms the above exposed Africabiz Online's analysis about world evolution during the forthcoming 24 months (2016-2017).

In the first part of the video stream Jim Willie, interviewed on January 5, 2015 by Elijah Johnson of FinanceAndLiberty.com gives the following information and made predictions based on well searched intelligence and statistics:

- Fed rate hike is a fake! Instead, the Fed is implementing massive Quantitative Easing (QE), that is money printing from thin air - at 0:19

- What is the economic reset - a complete explanation of the forthcoming reset that is not only in the economic field - at 11:50

- ISIS is a US/UK/Israel/Turkey project funded by Swiss bank accounts - at 22:39

- Yuan (RMB) included in the SDR basket, which means Chinese money, the Renmibe to become the de facto world reserve currency - at 30:15

- No more �Too Big to Fail� says Elizabeth Warren - at 33:53

- Petrodollar dismantling is accelerating, confirming the stance about King Dollar is Dead. - at 35:32

- China to take control of the gold market - which means practically the reestablishment of the Gold Standard and the move from Fiat Money printing - at 41:28

- Russia and Iran to control oil price - at 44:47

Click the following link to review: 2016's Presidential Election in Benin/Dahomey: The Fight for Monetary Independence

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Many thanks for dropping by and see you here on April 15, 2016

Dr. B.M. Quenum
Editor of AFRICABIZ

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA

- Several business opportunities - component parts of the Integrated Developing Scheme described in Africans, Stop Being Poor! are listed in following table.

- NO MORE SYSTEMATIC UPDATE TO "BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES"

With the release on January 31, 2013 of Africabiz Media™ flagship eBook, Africans, Stop Being Poor! The Roadmap to Prosperity for African Nations, the systematic update of the "Business Opportunities" section ends with delivery 129.

The several deliveries about "Business Opportunities" in African countries - started since 1997 - exposed in the table above number 128. Each of these opening way to at least five additional investment opportunities, that makes around 600 (six hundred) business opportunities exposed by Africabiz Online since 1997.

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