Qatari investors block Volkswagen's planned defence deal with Israel
- Qatari representatives vetoed an agreement to manufacture Iron Dome components at Volkswagen's struggling Osnabr plant, putting hundreds of additional jobs at risk.
- Qatar, a major financial supporter of Hamas in Gaza, reportedly objected to the agreement because the components are intended solely for Israel's defense against rocket attacks.
- The Qatar Investment Authority holds 17% of Volkswagen's voting rights and 10.4% of total share capital, exerting significant influence over decisions made at Wolfsburg headquarters.
- QIA CEO Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi serves on Volkswagen's supervisory board alongside two former Qatari government ministers, ensuring direct oversight of company operations.
- Security expert Peter Neumann of King's College London warned that while Gulf investment is welcome, Germany should avoid becoming "dependent on any one country.
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Qatari investors block Volkswagen’s planned defense deal with Israel
The Cradle The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has successfully blocked a manufacturing agreement between Volkswagen and the Israeli defense contractor Rafael, according to a report by BILD. The deal, which had been formalized in a memorandum of understanding this past April, would have utilized Volkswagen’s Osnabrück facility to produce components for Israel’s Iron Dome missile...
An armaments cooperation with the Israeli company Rafael was supposed to save the VW plant in Osnabrück, but a major shareholder is blocking the plan. It's about hundreds of jobs.
Qatar Wealth Fund Nix’s Volkswagen Deal To Build Iron Dome Components For Israel
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, the third-largest shareholder in German automaker Volkswagen, is reportedly putting hundreds of additional jobs at the company’s German plants at risk. According to a report in the German newspaper Bild, Qatari representatives have vetoed an agreement for an alternative use of Volkswagen’s struggling plant in Osnabrück. The potential […]
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