"Shenzhen Development Bank has a branch in Almaty. It will not be difficult to solve this doubt if you take the time to conduct an on-site investigation and even visit the branch leaders."
Yao Yuan did not tell the answer, but let Chen Hai find out for himself.
Chen Hai asked, "How do you know that Shenzhen Development Bank has a branch here?"
Yao Yuan pointed at Fang Neng, "If not, Boss Fang and the others will go to Russia to exchange for Chinese currency. There will be an extra exchange procedure, and most of the profits will be lost."
"Yes, yes." Chen Hai patted his head and smiled awkwardly.
The group chatted for more than half an hour, went back to the supermarket for a tour, and then returned to the Manor Hotel with unfulfilled interests.
For them, what they gained from this trip was more meaningful than appreciating Kazakhstan’s cultural customs.
Lao Jiang and other three old comrades who are about to retire have already stopped caring about business, but they are cadres of the Economic and Trade Commission after all. Domestic enterprises doing business abroad are their affairs. Of course, they are very interested in it, and they even start to worry about their imminent retirement.
I feel sorry.
Since Lin Xiaohu and the others had already stayed at the Manor Hotel, Yao Yuan did not have to look for opportunities to stay outside to meet them, so he easily returned to the Manor Hotel with the rest of the troops. When they returned to the hotel, Comrade Lao Jiang and others said that they would
Return the money to Yao Yuan. Yao Yuan said that there was still half a month left, so he asked them to take the flowers first. Again, they would wait until they returned to China. Lao Jiang and others were free to do so.
The dinner was of a very high standard, and the President of Kazakhstan and Mr. Dai attended it together. Because this visit was relatively low-key, there were no reporters on site, and the senior leader also said a few serious words about the situation, and then left after taking two bites of the food. This is usually the case.
The visits are usually completed when both sides issue a press release at the same time, but visits by such practical leaders often decide specific matters, mainly economic and military aspects.
After the big leader left, Kazakhstan was left with the Minister of Industry and Trade to entertain him, which showed the importance he attached to a deputy minister like Liu Zhiyuan.
Because according to the level corresponding to China, it is in line with diplomatic etiquette for Kazakhstan to send a deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. They are all deputy ministers. But Kazakhstan sends a minister, which is one level higher. This is called attaching great importance to it, just like
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazaryev cordially met with him and accompanied Mr. Dai.
Of course, Kazakhstan is a large country in terms of land area, but it is considered a small country in other aspects. The actual power of their Minister of Industry and Trade is not comparable to that of the county party secretary of China, let alone compared to Liu Zhiyuan, a vice-ministerial enterprise leader.
In diplomacy, we cannot compare like this because we need to show equality of status.
Since the big leader was not around, everyone was free to eat and drink.
Yao Yuan, who knows Russian, is very tired because he has to translate frequently, but it is also an opportunity to practice his Russian listening and speaking skills, which he never tires of.
By the time the banquet ended, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, and Mao Zi couldn't walk when he saw wine. Whether he is a big hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair, a hair.
Among them, he became even more drunk.
As a result, most of the people on the Huaxia Business Investigation Team were drunk.
Yao Yuan happened to take this opportunity to go to the hotel bar to talk to Lin Xiaohu and the others.
After drinking a lot in the evening, Yao Yuan drank a few cups of tea before he let out a heavy breath of alcohol and said, "Tell me, what's the situation here in Almaty?"
Present were Lin Xiaohu, Lin Wei, Xiao Yun and Ye Linna. Ye Linna was Lin Wei's office director. She was here both for work needs and as an arrangement to not attract attention.
When Yao Yuan asked about the situation in Almaty, Lin Wei reported first, then Lin Xiaohu.
Lin Wei took a sip of wine and said, "Nazarev did not adopt a bidding method, but unilateral negotiations. He met with the CEOs of various oil companies one by one. According to accurate information, Nazarev never expressed his position during negotiations.
, basically he only listens and asks questions. There are more than a dozen oil companies gathered in Almaty, no less than when the United Arab Emirates bid for the Sedan Oilfield. Nazaryev has met with six of them so far, and they will be with us soon."
"Oh." Lin Wei thought of something and added, "Maybe after the competition in the Sedan Oilfield in the United Arab Emirates, some oil companies learned that Dongfang Petroleum was also going to enter Kazakhstan, and they formed a consortium one after another. More than a dozen oil companies formed
After the six consortiums were formed, the only ones left were Hyundai Petroleum, Dutch Shell, Eni and Dongfang Petroleum, which insisted on acting alone."
Lin Wei asked, "Ayuan, do you know Eni Group?"
Before Yao Yuan could answer, Lin Wei said with a smile, "I guess you don't know. In fact, many people don't know. I only found out after I asked Su Wangting to help me investigate. It turns out that Eni is an Italian state-owned enterprise, their largest oil company.
The business is not that good, but the Italian government is fully supportive and has sufficient funds. It is said that it can easily mobilize billions of dollars."
Yao Yuan neither said he knew nor said he didn't know, but asked, "Have you brought the Eni Group's materials?"
"I brought it with me, I knew you wanted to see it." Lin Wei asked Yelena to take out the Eni Group's materials and put them into a thick file bag.
Yao Yuan did not open it, nor did he ask what conditions other oil companies offered Nazaryev, because he knew that no matter how powerful the overseas branch of the concierge department was, it would not be able to get real information. Billions of dollars were at stake.
In the business of profit, even if you beat the CEOs of oil companies to death a thousand times, they would not say anything.
Oil itself is not just a business. The political significance behind it is the strongest and most important of all industries.
However, Nazaryev did not adopt a public bidding method to select partners, which surprised Yao Yuan.
Perhaps he has summed up the experience and lessons from the global public bidding of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.
What does it mean for him to do this?
This means that all the initiative is in his hands. Any oil company that wants to participate in the development of Kazakhstan’s oil and natural gas resources can only let him lead the way. He can calmly compare, choose, and exert pressure...
This is in line with this person's character, otherwise he would not have the ability to serve as president for nearly thirty years.
This is a political strongman who pursues absolute initiative and has a tougher character than Aliyev of Azerbaijan.
"What's going on with South Korea's Hyundai Petroleum? They haven't fully understood the Saha Oilfield yet, so they're here to join in the fun again." Yao Yuan asked with a smile.
When the public bidding for the development of oil fields in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan was held, South Korea's Hyundai Petroleum did not participate. When the public bidding for the Sedan Oilfield in the United Arab Emirates came, they participated, but it was obvious that they had more than enough ambition and insufficient strength, and they had a mentality of picking up the slack.
Lin Wei said, "South Korea's Hyundai Petroleum is not here to pick up leaks this time. There is sufficient intelligence to show that they have made sufficient preparations. The Korean media said that Hyundai Petroleum has sufficient funds and is extremely likely to win the concession of Kazakhstan's oil and gas fields.
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When he thought that one year later, South Korea would surrender under the attack of the Wall Street private equity funds headed by Soros, Yao Yuan couldn't help but feel happy, saying, "Their funds should be fine. I think they raised funds publicly on the stock market."
Well, remember to inform Gao Jian later that you have a heavy position in Hyundai Petroleum stocks, buy them no matter how expensive they are, the more the better, don’t be afraid of spending money."
"Okay, I've written it down." Lin Wei has long been accustomed to Yao Yuan's clueless instructions. He just writes them down and executes them. When it's time to explain, Yao Yuan will naturally explain.