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FLASH WORLD MICROSOFT BUYS GERMANY STARTED
LINKEDIN TO CHARGE WHEN IT
IRAN RENEWS THE BORROWS MONEY
OILS DELIVERIES IN
THE EUROPEAN MAR-
KETS
Iran signed agreements for oil For this purpose, Microsoft Last month, right before the
delivery with companies from will pay 196 dollars per share, United Kingdom voted for
Italy, Spain, and Greece, stated therefore it would need to “Brexit”, for the first time in
the Head of the International dedicate an amount of 26.2 history, the interest rate of
Department of the Iranian billion dollars. The CEO of the ten-year state government
national oil company, Mohsen LinkedIn, Jeff Weiner, after the bonds reduced below zero. The
Ghamsari. Agreements have acquisition of the company, uncertainty from the eventual
been concluded with the Italian will keep his position and will successful results from the vote
companies “Saras” and “Iplom”, be directly responsible before for “Brexit” (something that
the Spanish “Repsol”, and the Satya Nadella, the CEO of we already know was realized)
Greek “Hellenic Petroleum”. He Microsoft. As indicated in the made the investors to panically
pointed out that they continue acquisition agreement, LinkedIn transfer their assets in so called
the negotiations with other will retain the “authenticity “paradise” securities which in a
companies such as “Shell”, of its brand, business culture, given moment, instead of looking
“Vitol”, “Mol” and “Eni”. “We and independence”, something for an interest for the borrowed
managed to quickly return an that was previously used as a assets, they offered a premium
important part of the previous doctrine by Facebook during the for keeping. “No one buys these
markets in Europe and in Asia. takeover of WhatsApp. Satya bonds because he/she considers
The speed wherewith Iran Nadella, in his addressing to them an attractive investment.
renewed the market positions is the employees, indicates that The fears of instability instigate
satisfactory and many analysts the takeover of LinkedIn will the investors to increase the
are surprised. The European open new opportunities for security of their funds, therefore
market positively accepted integration of the professional the demand of these ‘paradise’
the Iranian oil and currently, network with the Microsoft’s securities is unusually high” –
according to the initial data, in “Office” tools. Immediately after stated Jussi Hiljanen, one of the
Europe every day from 600.000 the announcement of the news, leading experts in the market
to 700.000 barrels of oil from Iran the shares of LinkedIn increased of securities. The ten-year state
are being delivered.”, pointed for as much as 47%, right bonds are the most important
out Ghamsari. Currently Iran’s after the opening of the stock funding mechanism of the
production plants produce more exchanges, while the shares of huge German debt. In addition
than two million barrels of oil per “Microsoft” reduced by 4%. The to Germany, only Japan and
day, which is realization of the deal is expected to be realized by Switzerland borrowed ten-year
capacity before the introduction the end of this year. bonds with a negative interest
of the sanctions. During the rate.
sanctions, Iran lost more than
half of the market, and the daily
production was approximately
one million barrels per day.
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