Unionist rages at Hormuud and Dahabshiil
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Dahabshil was the one that shutdown Almubarakat.
They currently function as two separate governments, whether you like it or not. Even when I use Western Union, I've got to specify that I'm sending to Somaliland, or else the money will end up in Mogadishu.
These hawalads have always given the option of sending to Somaliland and Somalia. He's just another bitter tribalist that's using the droughts to push his anti Somaliland b.s
I actually met this moron once at a Somali event at SOAS. If you gave him a penny for his thoughts you'd get change back.
He was giving a presentation about the colonial history of Somalia/Somaliland and said so many unbelievably dumb and incorrect things. At the break I corrected a couple of these, and sarcastically told him that I was surprised to find out he was doing a PHD on this subject. A few people sniggered, so in a very Trump like fashion he got all hot and bothered and insisted I should call his university if I didn't believe him.
Very typical Somaliweyn numpty.
He wanted to send money to buhoodle and saw that it came up as Somaliland in the hawalad
Neither company really believes in secession, they just do it to make SL govt happy.
If Dahabshiil did, they wouldn’t be building their biggest investment in Xamar.
Hormuud doesn’t as it’s a Southern based company that makes the vast majority of its revenue outside SL.
If Dahabshiil did, they wouldn’t be building their biggest investment in Xamar.
Hormuud doesn’t as it’s a Southern based company that makes the vast majority of its revenue outside SL.
I think it's more accurate to say that big business supports a de facto independent SL that's internationally recognised as a part of Somalia. What I want to know is if this status quo for over 3 decades ends are they making plans to assess the social stability which is always important for any firm
You just contradicted yourself. You said both companies do it to make the SL government happy then said Hormuud isn't based in Somaliland and doesn't operate there.
They're more in touch with reality is the real answer
I spoke about this roughly a year ago, I am shocked this is news to some.
That is a very bad argument. People very easily differentiate their political beliefs from their commercial interests all the time. I am the biggest SL independence advocate but would happily invest in Xamar if I thought i'd get returns on my investments. I am surprised that this concept seems alien to you. To give you an extreme example, the Times and Sunday Times newspaper were supporters of Tony Blair's Labour Party, whilst they were owned by super Conservative Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch. He saw that it was great for sales so never went against the editorial staff.
You're terrible uninformed on Dahabshiil. The owners of Dahabshiil are huge supporters of Somaliland independence. They are one of the biggest players in Somaliland politics behind the scenes, including being the financiers of the Kulmiye party since its beginning. This included their former Managing Director becoming the Foreign Minister and chief lobbyist of Somaliland independence abroad.
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