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The COVID-19 Is a Good Business Idea
In 2003, a Lebanese businessman and financier with strong ties to the oil and gas industry. Eli Khalil's eyes had recently turned towards Equatorial Guinea. He couldn't help but notice that Exxon was paying the nation's dictator, Obiang, just $3 a barrel for their field. A savvier head of state could negotiate much better terms,. opening up huge amounts of money to flow into the coffers of a guy like Eli Khalil.