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Kembalinya Pengusaha Suriah: Peluang dan Tantangan Rekonstruksi

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</div>Konflik yang berkepanjangan di Suriah telah mendorong jutaan warganya untuk mengungsi ke negara-negara tetangga, termasuk Turki. Di Turki, para pengungsi Suriah tidak hanya mencari perlindungan, tetapi juga membangun kehidupan baru dan memberikan kontribusi ekonomi yang signifikan.</div><div><br></div><div>Data dari Penelitian Kebijakan Ekonomi Turki (TEPAV) pada tahun 2018 menunjukkan bahwa pengusaha Suriah telah mendirikan 118 perusahaan hanya dalam bulan Januari tahun itu, dengan total modal 17,1 juta lira Turki. Angka ini mencerminkan semangat kewirausahaan yang kuat di antara para pengungsi Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Jika dibandingkan dengan Desember 2017, jumlah perusahaan yang didirikan dengan modal Suriah meningkat 24,2%, dan ukuran modal mereka melonjak 32,2%. Pertumbuhan ini menunjukkan peningkatan kepercayaan diri dan kemampuan finansial para pengusaha Suriah di Turki.</div><div><br></div><div>Secara keseluruhan, antara tahun 2011 dan 2017, sebanyak 6.589 perusahaan didirikan dengan modal Suriah di Turki.</div><div><br></div><div>Istanbul menjadi kota dengan volume modal Suriah terbesar, diikuti oleh Mersin.</div><div><br></div><div>Sektor pemasaran, real estat, dan perdagangan ritel menjadi sektor yang paling diminati oleh para pengusaha Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Perusahaan-perusahaan yang didirikan oleh pengusaha Suriah pada Januari 2018 mewakili 14% dari total 844 perusahaan dengan modal asing yang didirikan di Turki pada bulan yang sama. Hal ini menunjukkan kontribusi signifikan mereka terhadap ekonomi Turki.</div><div><br></div><div>Laporan ekonomi sebelumnya mengungkapkan bahwa jumlah perusahaan Suriah yang beroperasi di Turki telah melebihi 10.000. Beberapa pengusaha Suriah dengan modal besar bahkan memilih Siprus Utara sebagai lokasi investasi mereka. Fenomena ini menunjukkan pergeseran dari status "tamu" menjadi "stabil" di antara komunitas Suriah di Turki.</div><div><br></div><div>Awalnya, hukum Turki tidak mengizinkan pengungsi Suriah untuk bekerja. Namun, setelah perubahan undang-undang, mereka diberikan izin kerja dengan batasan tertentu terkait lokasi dan sektor pekerjaan. Batasan persentase pekerja Suriah di setiap perusahaan juga diberlakukan, yaitu tidak lebih dari 10%.</div><div><br></div><div>Dengan situasi di Suriah yang berangsur-angsur stabil, muncul peluang bagi para pengusaha Suriah di Turki untuk kembali ke tanah air mereka dan berkontribusi dalam rekonstruksi negara. Pengalaman dan modal yang mereka kumpulkan di Turki dapat menjadi aset berharga bagi Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Rekonstruksi Suriah membutuhkan investasi besar-besaran di berbagai sektor, termasuk infrastruktur, perumahan, dan industri. Pengusaha Suriah yang telah sukses di Turki memiliki potensi untuk memimpin upaya rekonstruksi ini.</div><div>Selain itu, pengetahuan mereka tentang pasar Turki dan jaringan bisnis yang telah mereka bangun dapat memfasilitasi perdagangan dan investasi antara Turki dan Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Namun, tantangan yang dihadapi tidaklah kecil. Kondisi keamanan yang belum sepenuhnya stabil, infrastruktur yang rusak, dan birokrasi yang rumit dapat menghambat upaya rekonstruksi.</div><div><br></div><div>Oleh karena itu, diperlukan dukungan dari pemerintah Turki dan Suriah, serta komunitas internasional, untuk menciptakan lingkungan yang kondusif bagi kembalinya para pengusaha Suriah.</div><div>Pemerintah Turki dapat memberikan insentif bagi perusahaan-perusahaan Suriah yang ingin berinvestasi di Suriah, seperti keringanan pajak dan akses ke pembiayaan.</div><div><br></div><div>Pemerintah Suriah perlu menciptakan iklim investasi yang menarik bagi para pengusaha Suriah, dengan menjamin keamanan, stabilitas, dan transparansi.</div><div><br></div><div>Komunitas internasional dapat memberikan bantuan keuangan dan teknis untuk mendukung upaya rekonstruksi Suriah dan memfasilitasi kembalinya para pengusaha Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Kembalinya para pengusaha Suriah ke tanah air mereka tidak hanya akan berkontribusi pada rekonstruksi ekonomi Suriah, tetapi juga memperkuat hubungan antara Turki dan Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Dengan semangat kewirausahaan dan pengalaman yang mereka miliki, para pengusaha Suriah memiliki potensi untuk menjadi agen perubahan dalam membangun kembali Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div>Dukungan dari semua pihak terkait sangat penting untuk mewujudkan potensi ini dan menciptakan masa depan yang lebih baik bagi Suriah.</div><div><br></div><div><b><a href="https://tobaposcom.blogspot.com/2022/11/10-ribu-perusahaan-suriah-beroperasi-di.html?m=1">Dibuat oleh AI</a></b></div>

Kembalinya Pengusaha Suriah: Peluang dan Tantangan Rekonstruksi

Konflik yang berkepanjangan di Suriah telah mendorong jutaan warganya untuk mengungsi ke negara-negara tetangga, termasuk Turki....

Produk OPOP Pesantren Tembus Pasar Halal OKI

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Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat melalui Dinas Koperasi dan Usaha Kecil Jabar, memberangkatkan perwakilan lima koperasi pondok pesantren yang tergabung dalam program One Pesantren One Product (OPOP) ke Istanbul, Turki. (<b><a href="http://www.rmoljabar.com/read/2019/11/27/108787/Produk-Unggulan-Lima-Koperasi-Pesantren-Jabar-Sasar-Pasar-Internasional-">baca</a></b>)<br />
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Lima koperasi pesantren tersebut, yakni Darut Tauhid Kota Bandung, Al-Ittifaq Kabupaten Bandung, Al-Ashriyyah Kabupaten Bogor, Al-Idrisiyyah Kabupaten Tasikmalaya, dan Husnul Khotimah Kabupaten Kuningan, sudah memiliki produk unggulan yang mampu bersaing di pasaran. Kelima ponpes itu juga menjadi contoh atau role model bagi 1.074 ponpes yang ikut dalam OPOP.<br />
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Di Turki, kelima ponpes tersebut akan mengikuti 7th OIC Halal Expo dan 5th World Halal Summit 2019. Dalam dua event tersebut, mereka bakal memamerkan produk unggulan, memperluas pasar, diskusi, dan bertukar ide terkait kemandirian ekonomi ponpes maupun sertifikasi halal.<br />
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Kepala UPTD P3W Dinas KUK Jabar, Deni Handoyo mengatakan, penetapan lima ponpes tersebut sudah melalui sejumlah pertimbangan, khususnya produk yang dihasilkan. Dia juga mengatakan, jejaring bisnis dan ilmu yang mereka dapatkan akan disebar ke semua ponpes Jabar.<br />
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"Lima ponpes itu kita pilih untuk mengikuti pameran internasional di Turki dari 28 November sampai 1 Desember 2019. Target kita, salah satunya, gimana koperasi pesantren yang mempunyai keunggulan memamerkan produknya di event internasional," ucap Deni di kantor UPTD P3W, Kota Bandung, Selasa (26/11).<br />
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"Kami berharap pada pameran nanti, produk-produk unggulan ponpes Jabar dikenal di dunia internasional, khususnya Eropa. Dan mereka harus berbagi pengalaman dan jejaring bisnis yang mereka dapat di sana," sambungnya.<br />
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Sementara itu, Pengamat kewirausahaan, Wawan Dhewanto menyambut baik program One Pesantren One Product (OPOP) sebagai program yang diharapkan mampu memberdayakan ekonomi pesantren melalui peningkatan usaha pesantren dan koperasi pesantren.<br />
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Menurut dosen Sekolah Bisnis dan Manajemen (SBM) ITB ini, program ini diharapkan membantu koperasi pesantren untuk memperluas akses pasar.<br />
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"Produk-produk koperasi pesantren yang mengikuti program OPOP dapat diklasifikasikan apakah cocok untuk pasar lokal, pasar nasional atau pasar internasional," katanya.<br />
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Perwakilan koperasi pesantren Al-Ittifaq Kabupaten Bandung, Agus Setia Irawan, mengapresiasi apa yang dilakukan Dinas KUK Jabar yang melibatkan koperasi ponpes di event internasional. Dia pun berharap produk-produk unggulan ponpes Jabar dilirik badan usaha yang berkunjung dalam pameran tersebut.<br />
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"Nanti akan ada pertemuan bisnis. Kami akan berharap ada kesepakatan bisnis dengan badan usaha di sana. Kami sendiri akan membawa produk unggulan di bidang pertanian, khususnya rempah-rempah yang memang menjadi primadona di Eropa," katanya.<br />
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Jika ada kesepakatan dan pesanan dari pihak lain, 91 ponpes Jabar yang memiliki produk di bidang pertanian bakal dilibatkan. Terlebih, kata Irawan, 1 ponpes rata-rata memiliki 2 hektare lahan tidak produktif. Yang berarti ada 182 hektare lahan yang dapat digarap untuk memenuhi pesanan nanti.<br />
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"Setelah melakukan survei, ada 91 ponpes yang memiliki produk di bidang pertanian. Jika ada kesepakatan bisnis di sana, kami tentu akan melibatkan mereka. Misal, 1 hektare lahan digarap 15 orang, berarti ada 1.000-an masyarakat yang diberdayakan," ucapnya.<br />
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"Selain fokus pada kemandirian ponpes, kami juga harus ikut menyejahterakan masyarakat sekitar. Salah satunya dengan itu tadi, menggarap lahan ratusan hektare yang dimiliki ponpes untuk pertanian," lanjutnya.<br />
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Potensi lima ponpes tersebut dalam membuat kesepakatan bisnis tergolong besar. Pasalnya, event yang digagas oleh Organisasi Konferensi Islam (OKI) tersebut memiliki daya tarik yang kuat. Pada 6th OIC Halal Expo, misalnya, jumlah pengunjung mencapai 38.750, dan menghadirkan sekira 6.100 Business to Business (B2B).<br />
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Selain di bidang pertanian dan perikanan, tiga ponpes lain membawa produk unggulan yang berbeda-beda. Koperasi Pesantren Darut Tauhid Kota Bandung akan membawa produk peci dan jaket. Kemudian, koperasi pesantren Husnul Khotimah Kabupaten Kuningan bakal memasarkan batik tulis, dan koperasi pesantren Al-Ashriyyah Kabupaten Bogor menawarkan produk kesehatan black diamond. [yud]</div>

Produk OPOP Pesantren Tembus Pasar Halal OKI

ilustrasi Pemerintah Provinsi Jawa Barat melalui Dinas Koperasi dan Usaha Kecil Jabar, memberangkatkan perwakilan lima koperasi pondok ...

Dubai's DP World Reveals Ambitious Plans for Senegal and Mali

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Port developer and operator DP World has announced that construction work on its Port de Futur will begin in Senegal by the end of 2018. The project is intended to provide the country with a state-of-the-art integrated port, logistics hub and special economic zone.<br />
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It has also announced plans to develop the economy of Mali, the desert state to the east of Senegal. The decisions were taken following meeting between Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the chairman of the Dubai-based company, and President Macky Sall of Senegal and President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta of Mali.<br />
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DP World took over Dakar Port, with Senegal’s only deepwater harbour and container terminal, in 2007. However, Dakar Port is located on the end of a peninsula, and so has nowhere to grow.<br />
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DP World’s intends to build a terminal with an annual capacity of 1 million teu at Bargny, on the south-eastern outskirts of Dakar, as well as a 6.5 square kilometre, $800m logistics hub and freetrade zone. The zone will also be close to Blaise Diagne airport, which is still under construction, and connected to Dakar by a new rail link.<br />
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Altogether, the port schemes will have a capital cost of around $1.3bn.<br />
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Port de Futur is competing with a number of other west African port projects for access to a hinterland of around 200 million people in 16 countries.<br />
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Bin Sulayem told the press that Port de Futur and its associated developments would be “one of the most advanced and well-organised free zones in Africa and globally, using the latest state-of-the-art equipment and technology”.<br />
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He added: “The size of the region and its population reinforces the need for multi-modal transport, logistics and customs capabilities across borders, and as our business moves the world across 40 countries we have the know-how to help in that mission.”<br />
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DP World is presently negotiating land allocations for the free-trade zone, and has promised to reveal its masterplan for the redevelopment of the existing port in the coming months.<br />
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The chairman also visited Mali in his tour of west and north Africa. His company is hoping to put in place a programme of works to enable Mali to make use of Port de Futur. The plan includes a transportation and logistics strategy with the same electronic customs processes DP World developed for the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai.<br />
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He said: “Mali has a long history of trade in gold and agricultural products and though landlocked, has the opportunity to maximise use of its 1,800km of inland waterways such as the Niger River to connect local farmers and businesses to international markets.<br />
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“Our flagship Jebel Ali model in Dubai, connecting port, free-trade zone, customs processes and logistics supported by advanced digital systems and technologies, is a shining example that countries in Africa such as Mali can benefit from. President Keïta welcomed our proposals and we look forward to building on our relationship further.” (<b><a href="http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/dp-world-reveals-ambitious-plans-senegal-and-mali/">source</a></b>)</div>

Dubai's DP World Reveals Ambitious Plans for Senegal and Mali

Port developer and operator DP World has announced that construction work on its Port de Futur will begin in Senegal by the end of 2018. ...

Indonesia: PT DI Delivers CN235-220M Aircraft to Senegal

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State-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) will deliver one more CN235-220M Multipurpose Aircraft bought by A.D.-Trade Belgium for the Senegal Air Force.<br />
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"CN235-220 Aircraft is well-known as an effective and efficient multipurpose aircraft capable of operating in limited runway," PT DI president director Budi Santoso said on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, in a written statement.<br />
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Budi added that the company had delivered the same aircraft in late November for the Royal Thai Police.<br />
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The preparation of the aircraft delivery was attended by Senegal's air force chief of staff General Ousmane Kane and A.D.-Trade Belgium deputy general director Max Abitbul. Also present was Budi and Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto.<br />
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PT DI and A.D.-Trade Belgium had signed its fourth aircraft purchase agreement on November 6, 2014. Earlier, A.D. Trade Belgium bought three CN235 aircrafts, two of which are being used by Burkina Faso and one by Venezuela.<br />
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Budi said that CN235-220M aircraft has configuration settings than can be changed in such a short time to meet certain purposes, including dropping paratroopers, medical evacuation, VIP transport. (<b><a href="http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2016/12/28/055830901/PT-DI-Delivers--CN235-220M-Aircraft-to-Senegal">source</a></b>)</div>

Indonesia: PT DI Delivers CN235-220M Aircraft to Senegal

State-owned aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) will deliver one more CN235-220M Multipurpose Aircraft bought by A.D.-Trade Be...

Tolerance: Nigeria Could Teach the West a Few Things

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A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria.<br />
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Most of all, I found Lagos to be much safer than advertised. It is frequently described as one of the most dangerous cities on earth. Many people told me I was crazy to go there, and some Nigerian expats warned me I might not get out of the airport alive.<br />
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The reality is that I walked around freely and in many parts of town. I didn’t try to go everywhere or at all hours, and I may have been lucky. Yet not once did I feel threatened, and I strongly suspect that a trip to Lagos is safer than a trip to Rio de Janeiro, a major tourist destination. (In my first trip to Rio I was attacked by children with pointed sticks. In my second I found myself caught in a gunfight between drug lords). Many Lagos residents credit the advent of closed-circuit television cameras for their safety improvements.<br />
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So if you’re an experienced traveler, and tempted to visit Africa’s largest and arguably most dynamic city, don’t let safety concerns be a deal killer.<br />
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The surprises mount. For all the negative publicity, many parts of Nigeria, especially Lagos, could and should serve as exemplars for religious tolerance.<br />
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The reports of Boko Haram and terror killings are well known, and they reflect the interlocking and sometimes deadly combinations of regional, religious, sectarian and ethnic identities in the country, not to mention extreme inequalities of income and opportunity. Yet Nigeria has about 180 million people and is larger than Texas. The violence is the most frequently reported story in the West, but the underlying reality is far more complex and shows positive features.<br />
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For instance, the city of Lagos is in many regards a marvel of religious tolerance. Nigeria is about 50 percent Muslim and 40 percent Christian, and the area surrounding Lagos is also highly mixed in terms of religion. That may sound like a recipe for trouble, but in matters of religion Lagos is almost entirely peaceful. Religious intermarriage is common and usually not problematic, as is the case in many (not all) other parts of Nigeria as well. Many top Nigerian politicians have married outside their religion, kept two separate religions in the family and enjoyed continued political success.<br />
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Consider the scale and speed of this achievement. Lagos, with a population of about 20 million, is larger than many countries. It is the most commercially oriented part of Nigeria, and it grew so large only in the last few decades, as it attracted entrepreneurially minded people from many parts of Nigeria and other African countries. By one estimate, 85 new residents arrive every hour. That may sound chaotic, but in essence Nigeria has in a few decades created an almost entirely new, country-sized city built on the ideals and practice of religious tolerance. The current president, Muhammadu Buhari, is a Muslim who was supported in his election by many Christian leaders, on the grounds that he would fight corruption more effectively. His running mate served as a Pentecostal pastor.<br />
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The recent history of Nigeria, Lagos in particular, is also a counterweight to some recent Western political trends. Many Westerners today fear resurgent nationalism, as illustrated by the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump.<br />
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In Nigeria, nationalism is largely a progressive force, bringing the country together and allowing nation-building and infrastructure development. However imperfect or backward these processes might be -- Nigeria has at least 270 distinct ethnic groups and 370 languages -- in Nigeria one is rooting for nationalism to succeed. And it’s in Lagos, the country’s largest and most important window to the outside world, where the understanding of the importance of a common and stable national identity has made such progress.<br />
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Many Westerners used to consider much of Africa backward in this regard, but we Westerners are learning again that national cohesion isn’t always so easy. Perhaps the political spectrum in many Western countries can realign itself in a direction analogous to some features of Nigeria, to ally liberalism and nationalism once again. (<b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-01-03/nigeria-could-teach-the-west-a-few-things">source</a></b>)</div>

Tolerance: Nigeria Could Teach the West a Few Things

A trip is often defined by its surprises, so here are my biggest revelations from six days in Lagos, Nigeria. Most of all, I found Lago...

Business: Airbus Will Sell 100 Planes to Iran After Similar Boeing Deal

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The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus completed a deal on Thursday to sell 100 jetliners to Iran, a move described by both sides as a major step toward revitalizing Iran’s aged commercial fleet after years of sanctions and economic isolation.<br />
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The sale came a few weeks after the Boeing Company, Airbus’s American rival, signed its own deal to sell 80 aircraft to Iran, one of the most prominent commercial transactions between the United States and Iran in decades.<br />
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Both sales were possible because of provisions in the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers that took effect nearly a year ago, which lifted many sanctions on Iran in exchange for its verifiable pledges of peaceful nuclear work.<br />
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Despite sharp criticism of the nuclear agreement by President-elect Donald J. Trump and the Republican-led Congress, and the possibility that they could subvert it, both aviation companies moved forward with their deals, which were in the works for months.<br />
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Their combined value could be more than $26 billion, and they could help employ many thousands of workers in the United States and Europe. Many Airbus components are made in the United States and are subject to American export controls.<br />
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Airbus said it expected to start deliveries in early 2017. Boeing has said it expects to start deliveries in 2018.<br />
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“We hope this success signals to the world that the commercial goals of Iran and its counterparts are better achieved with international cooperation and collaboration,” Fabrice Brégier, Airbus’s president and chief executive, said in an announcement.<br />
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Farhad Parvaresh, chairman and chief executive of Iran Air, the national airline taking delivery of the planes, called the deal “the next decisive phase” in the renewal of the airline’s commercial fleet.<br />
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Iran masters major oil drilling method

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Iranian engineers have domestically carried out a major standard oil and natural gas excavation technique which was formerly employed only by Western countries.<br />
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Director of the National Iranian Drilling Company Heidar Bahmani announced on Thursday that oil well perforations via percussion drilling were successfully conducted at an oil well near Iran's western city of Dehloran.<br />
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The cited method has been exclusively practiced by North America and certain European countries up until now, IRIB quoted the official as saying.<br />
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The method applies focused pressure through special 'perforator guns' to penetrate layers of the ground in order to dig both modern 'deflected' and older horizontal wells.<br />
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Through this method, the heavy cost of oil well casing will be reduced and the excavation sites' safety will improve.<br />
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The casing of oil wells is a supplementary procedure in drilling operations which helps boost the well's half-life.</div>