236:
104:
298:"Taken at face value, CGH is a limited-funding promoter with a long-term vision of the Comoros as a Gulf tourist destination. Given years of stagnant economic growth, it is unsurprising that President Sambi's government would welcome these investors. Even the active promotion to force through the economic citizenship law could be viewed in terms of investment promotion and assurances. Still, something does not add up and it is worth investigating whether CGH's growing influence in the Comoros is completely benign."
749:
786:
268:
264:, the former Comoran minister responsible for promoting foreign investment, praised the expected $ 100 million from wealthy Gulf investors in support of the prospective law. In a Comoran parliament debate in July 2008, the parliament rejected the proposed economic citizenship law, claiming that it would be equivalent to auctioning off Comorian nationality.
291:, US diplomatic officials in Comoros asked their colleagues in the Gulf for more information on Bachar Kiwan, whose company, Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH) "actively and openly lobbied for a controversial 'economic citizenship law' that appeared to be rejected, then was passed at the National Assembly."
311:
Ahmed
Abdallah Sambi worked closely with Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH) during his presidency (2006–2011), during which the company monopolized investment and development in Comoros, controlling major portions of the media, banking, tourism, travel and construction industries. In 2007, Sambi appointed
283:
The new law was passed in
November 2008 after a number of "fact-finding" missions by Comoran politicians to Kuwait and the UAE organized by Comoro Gulf Holdings partners Bachar Kiwan, Majd Suleiman, Sheikh Sabah Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, and Mohammed Al-Otaibi in October, in which "deputies received
259:
would have discretion to grant citizenships. Promises of an investment of more than $ 100 million on behalf of wealthy Gulf investors were made by Comoro Gulf
Holdings (CGH), to sell the legislation to Comoran lawmakers. In 2008,
302:
In April 2015, a
Comorian court ruled that Comoro Gulf Holdings owed the state $ 16 million from the economic citizenship program. In May 2015, the Comorian state ordered the seizure of company assets on the island.
326:, posters of Sambi proclaiming that he was the "father of national unity" appeared all over the country, with the Comoro Gulf Holdings logo in the corner. Comoro Gulf Holdings' newspaper,
26:
279:, Sheikh Sabah Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah, and Mohammed Al-Otaibi, pictured during a dinner with members of the Comoran parliament at the Sheraton Hotel, Kuwait City, in October 2008.
284:
laptops and other gifts." After passage of the law, the former secretary-general of the
Comoros parliament, Aboubacar Said Salim, was hired by Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH).
333:
mostly reprinted pro-Sambi articles and promoted Comoro Gulf
Holdings activities. During the fuel shortages that followed the invasion, CGH's bank on the island,
585:
737:
535:
488:
208:
The company ceased operations between 2014 and 2015 following considerable financial losses and the seizure of assets, which were repercussions of the
715:
649:
508:
866:
216:. Despite this, several affiliates around the world, controlled by its founders Bashar Kiwan and Majd Suleiman, remained active.
197:
and
Kuwaiti businessmen Sheikh Sabah Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah and Mohammed Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, that had worked closely with former
730:
678:
605:
454:
416:
872:
288:
252:
930:
745:
961:
723:
956:
170:
702:
753:
632:
230:
209:
878:
255:
to enact a controversial citizenship by investment scheme in which his close associate, Comoros ex-President
807:
256:
202:
328:
767:
925:
244:
103:
935:
316:
841:
377:
272:
240:
190:
909:
846:
382:
365:
320:
276:
194:
586:"Inside the $ 100 Million Scheme to Send the Middle East's Most Unwanted People to Africa"
337:, reportedly made $ 3–5 million in revolving credit available for petroleum imports.
8:
817:
235:
509:"COMOROS ISLANDS : Comoro Gulf Holding - 13/03/2010 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter"
812:
684:
674:
460:
450:
422:
412:
360:
836:
251:
In 2006 Bachar Kiwan, the founder of Comoro Gulf
Holding (CGH) began to lobby the
261:
552:
688:
464:
426:
25:
950:
323:
156:
775:
668:
493:
444:
406:
152:
446:
Stateless in the Gulf : migration, nationality and society in Kuwait
267:
239:
Comoros ex-President Ahmed
Abdallah Sambi with Comoro Gulf Holding CEO
34:
785:
590:
536:"The bizarre scheme to transform a remote island into the new Dubai"
489:"The bizarre scheme to transform a remote island into the new Dubai"
748:
213:
198:
140:
670:
Offshore citizens : permanent temporary status in the Gulf
408:
Offshore citizens : permanent temporary status in the Gulf
205:, and "monopolized investment and development on the islands."
312:
Kiwan to the post of
Honorary Consul of Comoros for Kuwait.
306:
224:
189:, was an investment company, set up by Syrian businessmen
212:
and the ensuing change in presidential leadership in the
906:
Comoros United Company for Publishing and Distributing
673:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 221.
411:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 220.
354:
Comoros United Company for Publishing and Distributing
553:"Kiwan - M. Bachar | ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database"
948:
633:"Gulf Investment Group Influence in the Comoros"
703:"Ernst & Young: Doing business in Comoros"
534:Abrahamian, Atossa Araxia (11 November 2015).
487:Abrahamian, Atossa Araxia (11 November 2015).
731:
130:Defunct after losses and political scandals
738:
724:
533:
486:
102:
24:
583:
442:
307:Ties to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi
225:2008 Comoros Economic Citizenship Program
340:
266:
234:
949:
867:Federal prosecutor's office (Belgium)
719:
584:Salisbury, Peter (19 November 2015).
873:Assembly of the Union of the Comoros
666:
627:
625:
623:
621:
619:
579:
577:
575:
573:
547:
545:
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
438:
436:
404:
400:
398:
931:2016 Comorian presidential election
160:Sheikh Sabah Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah
13:
14:
973:
616:
570:
542:
471:
433:
395:
784:
747:
271:Comoro Gulf Holdings executives
695:
660:
642:
754:Comoros passport sales scandal
598:
527:
501:
231:Comoros passport sales scandal
210:Comoros passport sales scandal
1:
879:Ministry of Justice (Comoros)
772:Lica International Consulting
388:
219:
203:Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi
7:
895:Banque FĂ©derale de Commerce
371:
347:Banque FĂ©derale de Commerce
335:Banque FĂ©derale de Commerce
245:Said Mohamed Cheikh stadium
181:, sometimes referred to as
10:
978:
902:Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH)
768:Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH)
443:Beaugrand, Claire (2018).
228:
179:Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH)
40:Comoro Gulf Holdings (CGH)
926:Corruption in the Comoros
918:
888:
859:
826:
800:
793:
782:
760:
171:www.comorogulfholding.com
166:
146:
134:
126:
111:
96:
81:
52:
44:
32:
23:
19:Comoro Gulf Holding (CGH)
962:Companies of the Comoros
936:Comorian nationality law
317:2008 invasion of Anjouan
100:Mohammed Al-Otaibi
957:Politics of the Comoros
449:. London: I.B. Tauris.
289:leaked diplomatic cable
650:"Aboubacar Said Salim"
606:"Citizenship for sale"
557:offshoreleaks.icij.org
300:
280:
248:
48:Privately held company
842:Muhammad Bashar Kiwan
378:Muhammad Bashar Kiwan
341:Affiliated businesses
324:Colonel Mohamed Bacar
296:
270:
238:
229:Further information:
910:Al-Balad (newspaper)
898:Comoro Gulf Aviation
889:Assets and financing
847:Majd Bahjat Suleiman
808:Ahmed Abdallah Sambi
667:Lori, Noora (2019).
405:Lori, Noora (2019).
383:Majd Bahjat Suleiman
357:Royal Itsandra Hotel
351:Comoro Gulf Aviation
321:President of Anjouan
319:that deposed former
257:Ahmed Abdallah Sambi
183:Comoros Gulf Holding
818:Mohamed Ali Soilihi
656:. 12 December 2008.
654:Africa Intelligence
610:Africa Intelligence
513:Africa Intelligence
294:The US cable added:
253:Comoros legislature
187:Comoro Gulf Holding
20:
881:(Criminal charges)
281:
249:
162:Mohammed Al-Otaibi
18:
944:
943:
855:
854:
813:Ikililou Dhoinine
680:978-1-108-63256-0
638:. 5 January 2009.
456:978-1-78672-323-9
418:978-1-108-63256-0
361:United Group (UG)
176:
175:
969:
837:Albert Karaziwan
798:
797:
788:
752:
751:
740:
733:
726:
717:
716:
710:
709:
707:
699:
693:
692:
664:
658:
657:
646:
640:
639:
637:
629:
614:
613:
602:
596:
595:
581:
568:
567:
565:
563:
549:
540:
539:
531:
525:
524:
522:
520:
505:
499:
498:
484:
469:
468:
440:
431:
430:
402:
122:
120:
107:
106:
92:
90:
28:
21:
17:
977:
976:
972:
971:
970:
968:
967:
966:
947:
946:
945:
940:
914:
884:
869:(Investigation)
851:
822:
789:
780:
756:
746:
744:
714:
713:
705:
701:
700:
696:
681:
665:
661:
648:
647:
643:
635:
631:
630:
617:
612:. 10 July 2008.
604:
603:
599:
582:
571:
561:
559:
551:
550:
543:
538:. The Guardian.
532:
528:
518:
516:
515:. 13 March 2010
507:
506:
502:
485:
472:
457:
441:
434:
419:
403:
396:
391:
374:
343:
309:
233:
227:
222:
161:
159:
155:
149:
137:
118:
116:
101:
88:
86:
77:
37:
12:
11:
5:
975:
965:
964:
959:
942:
941:
939:
938:
933:
928:
922:
920:
916:
915:
913:
912:
907:
904:
899:
896:
892:
890:
886:
885:
883:
882:
876:
870:
863:
861:
857:
856:
853:
852:
850:
849:
844:
839:
834:
830:
828:
824:
823:
821:
820:
815:
810:
804:
802:
795:
791:
790:
783:
781:
779:
778:
773:
770:
764:
762:
758:
757:
743:
742:
735:
728:
720:
712:
711:
708:. August 2009.
694:
679:
659:
641:
615:
597:
569:
541:
526:
500:
470:
455:
432:
417:
393:
392:
390:
387:
386:
385:
380:
373:
370:
369:
368:
363:
358:
355:
352:
349:
342:
339:
308:
305:
262:Said Attoumani
226:
223:
221:
218:
174:
173:
168:
164:
163:
150:
147:
144:
143:
138:
135:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
113:
109:
108:
98:
94:
93:
83:
79:
78:
76:
75:
74:Passport sales
72:
69:
66:
63:
60:
56:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
38:
33:
30:
29:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
974:
963:
960:
958:
955:
954:
952:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
923:
921:
917:
911:
908:
905:
903:
900:
897:
894:
893:
891:
887:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
864:
862:
858:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
832:
831:
829:
825:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
803:
799:
796:
792:
787:
777:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
759:
755:
750:
741:
736:
734:
729:
727:
722:
721:
718:
704:
698:
690:
686:
682:
676:
672:
671:
663:
655:
651:
645:
634:
628:
626:
624:
622:
620:
611:
607:
601:
593:
592:
587:
580:
578:
576:
574:
558:
554:
548:
546:
537:
530:
514:
510:
504:
496:
495:
490:
483:
481:
479:
477:
475:
466:
462:
458:
452:
448:
447:
439:
437:
428:
424:
420:
414:
410:
409:
401:
399:
394:
384:
381:
379:
376:
375:
367:
364:
362:
359:
356:
353:
350:
348:
345:
344:
338:
336:
332:
330:
325:
322:
318:
313:
304:
299:
295:
292:
290:
285:
278:
277:Majd Suleiman
274:
269:
265:
263:
258:
254:
246:
242:
237:
232:
217:
215:
211:
206:
204:
200:
196:
195:Majd Suleiman
192:
188:
184:
180:
172:
169:
165:
158:
157:Majd Suleiman
154:
151:
145:
142:
139:
133:
129:
125:
114:
110:
105:
99:
95:
84:
80:
73:
70:
67:
64:
61:
58:
57:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
36:
31:
27:
22:
16:
901:
833:Cedric Fevre
776:Semlex Group
697:
669:
662:
653:
644:
609:
600:
589:
560:. Retrieved
556:
529:
517:. Retrieved
512:
503:
494:The Guardian
492:
445:
407:
346:
334:
327:
314:
310:
301:
297:
293:
286:
282:
273:Bashar Kiwan
250:
241:Bashar Kiwan
207:
191:Bachar Kiwan
186:
182:
178:
177:
153:Bachar Kiwan
59:Construction
45:Company type
15:
827:Businessmen
801:Politicians
562:29 December
519:22 November
136:Area served
951:Categories
794:Key people
689:1119537788
465:1021174080
427:1119537788
389:References
315:After the
287:In a 2009
220:Activities
201:president
148:Key people
35:Trade name
875:(Inquiry)
761:Companies
591:VICE News
860:Response
372:See also
366:Al-Balad
329:Al-Balad
199:Comorian
62:Aviation
53:Industry
919:Related
247:in 2009
243:at the
214:Comoros
167:Website
141:Comoros
117: (
112:Defunct
97:Founder
87: (
82:Founded
71:Banking
68:Tourism
687:
677:
463:
453:
425:
415:
706:(PDF)
636:(PDF)
65:Media
685:OCLC
675:ISBN
564:2021
521:2023
461:OCLC
451:ISBN
423:OCLC
413:ISBN
193:and
127:Fate
119:2014
115:2014
89:2006
85:2006
185:or
953::
683:.
652:.
618:^
608:.
588:.
572:^
555:.
544:^
511:.
491:.
473:^
459:.
435:^
421:.
397:^
275:,
739:e
732:t
725:v
691:.
594:.
566:.
523:.
497:.
467:.
429:.
331:,
121:)
91:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
