I'll take Geostrategy-Direct (AKA, WorldTribune, WorldTechTribune,...) with a large grain of salt. It has issued some business-prop in the past--for example, a piece saying that Microsoft Windows was the world's most secure system.
The piece you posted might be a constituent softener to make way for corporates to get what is announced without their having obtained it.
I'm going to look into it and hold the information that will be found for further sightings like this.
This one comes from Bill Gertz. His reputation is above most - if not all - of the subscription sites.