Monday, November 29, 2010

TVI Express Opens CIS office in middle of nowhere?

TVI Express claims to be opening an office in CIS on December 9, 2010, in Almaty Towers, Almaty, Kazakhstan. However, they are playing that address trick AGAIN: no room number, no floor number, points at a huge building that can't possibly only hold TVI Express.

If you search for Almaty Towers, there is indeed at the Koktem-3 Microdistrict, but it's a pair of skyscrapers. This shows the exact same pattern TVI Express did in London: they got a tiny office (or a virtual office) in Marble Arch Tower in London for a few months, moved out, and claimed "headquartered in London" ever since. Their former London address (and their current "Heathrow" address) have no floor number, no room number, just points to the front-door.

Also consider the following facts:
  • TVI Express is already under investigation in Tajikstan, member of CIS.
  • TVI Express is already under investigation in Georgia, former member of CIS, and a nearby neighbor. 
  • The administrative center of CIS is in Minsk, Berulrussia, NOT Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Therefore, the implication is they chose a remote corner of CIS to open a branch to AVOID attention, not to provide better service.

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