Shiv Nair is Qatar’s fixer with the Muscat government
Michelle Muscat shown here with Shiv Nair
Shiv Nair, the British citizen of Indian origin who has been permanently blacklisted by the World Bank for corrupt practices, and who has an office in Vincenti Buildings, Strait Street, Valletta, is Qatar’s fixer in Malta – that means with the Muscat government.
Nair himself was and probably still is working as a consultant and adviser to the Malta government via Malta Enterprise and the prime minister.
When this website exposed the fact – already in the public domain because it is right there on the World Bank site – that Nair is permanently blacklisted by the World bank for corrupt practices, Muscat was quizzed by the press and responded that the “allegations” would be checked because he knew nothing about them and in that case the contract with Nair would not be signed.
Nair doesn’t need a contract to work for the Malta government – he’s a fixer who makes his living not through consultancy fees but through cuts on deals with dictatorships and Third World governments.
When asked a few days ago whether he is still working for the Maltese government, Nair refused to respond, saying ‘No comment’ and directing the journalist to the Office of the Prime Minister.
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http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/41266/qatari_insurance_group_to_set_up_subsidiary_in_malta#.U8ZMNrEn-f4
Mrs Bossy Boots the Taghna Lkoll social butterfly. Sorry, patterrrflya.
NAIR IS AN ECONOMIC HITMAN
QIC have had a branch here for ages (their offices are near the GWU building). Rather than a big shiny new investment, relatively new regulation (Solvency II) for insurers makes a subsidiary the most viable option for non-EEA insurers with a branch.
And compared to some other insurances they actually quite good. Their only problem is GWU.
http://www.4-traders.com/news/QP-Qatar-Petroleum–Energy-and-Industry-Minister-holds-discussions-with-Maltese-Minister-of-Energ–17118673/
Doha, Qatar • 22 July 2013 – His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, met today with His Excellency Mr. Konrad Mizzi, Minister of Energy and Conservation of Water of the Republic of Malta, and his accompanying delegation.
Talks during the meeting covered means to enhance cooperation in the energy sector between the two countries and other issues of mutual interest.
The meeting, which was held at Qatar Petroleum headquarters, was attended by H.E. Eng. Essa bin Hilal Al-Kuwari, President of Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) as well as by senior Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) executives. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Shiv Nair, the consultant to the Maltese Prime Minister and a delegation of Maltese officials.
When Saviour Balzan hadn’t yet been invited to China to tail Muscat and sing his and China’s praises:
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/national/30707/malta-enterprise-engaged-shiv-nair-three-weeks-before-qatar-meeting-20131015
Malta Enterprise ‘engaged’ Shiv Nair three weeks before Qatar meeting
Energy guru, Shiv Nair, was sent letter of engagement by Malta Enterprise chairman Mario Vella in June 2013.
British millionaire Shiv Nair’s letter of engagement by Malta Enterprise was issued on 28 June 2013, three weeks before MaltaToday revealed that the energy guru was present in Qatar with energy minister Konrad Mizzi in a meeting with his Qatari counterpart.
Nair’s letter of engagement was tabled in parliament today by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who reiterated that the British millionaire was never received a penny and was never officially engaged by the government.
Yet, in a letter dated 28 June, Malta Enterprise chairman Mario Vella wrote “I am pleased to confirm that Malta Enterprise is engaging you to identify concrete leads for investment promotion in China, the Middle East and South East Asia, including introductions to the individuals and companies concerned.”
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http://markanthonysammut.blogspot.com/2013/10/muscat-checked-with-due-diligence-but.html
“Muscat tripped up badly when he emphasised repeatedly, in and out of parliament, that Nair was ‘strumentali’ in making contact with Qatar.
Malta ALREADY has connections with Qatar. Qatar financed the evacuation and medical care here in Malta of the injured from Libya, and put money into humanitarian relief to Libya. They didn’t do that in a vacuum and good relations between countries are not automatically terminated by a change in government, though they can sour very fast.
Muscat had to involve Nair in that meeting in Qatar. Make of that what you will as to who is working for whom.”
See ‘eye on the dragon’:
http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21588378-chinese-businessmen-africa-get-attention-indians-are-not-far/comments?page=2
See the comment posted below this article:
http://www.libya-businessnews.com/2014/01/22/libya-may-buy-turkish-military-aircraft/
Qatar funded the “Misurata lifeline”.
Blacklisted China Communications Construction Company and blacklisted China Harbour Engineering Company paid a bribe to a Chinese port authority.
The port authority chairman was sentenced to death. The company chairman moved to another state enterprise. Democracy, Chinese style.
Both companies were named in a corruption trail from China to Bangladesh, Jamaica and Guyana involving Chinese EXIM credit.
Why not Malta too?
Blacklisted Shiv Nair specialises in developing major infrastrucutre projects financed by Chinese EXIM credit.
http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2012/06/08/chinese-official-sentenced-to-death-taking-bribes-from-cjia-contractor/
I may be wrong about this, but when it comes to hiring someone who is blacklisted by the World Bank there are huge repercussions in terms of getting fined a great deal of money because of that person.
Correct me if I m wrong, but if Shiv Nair does something shady, it is Malta that gets into trouble, not Shiv Nair. The worst that happens to him is he gets fired.
And it difficult to believe that Muscat will tell him off for anything, or that he will in fact get into any trouble, because Muscat hired him in the first place, regardless of his reputation.