Abdulkarim Ahmed Bucheery, Chief Executive of BBK & Chairman of Bahrain Association of Banks
I do not think that Bahrain will easily lose its brand or position as the financial hub for this part of the world. Banking in Bahrain has a tradition.
Peter Kaliaropoulos joined Batelco in June 2005 and has led its transformation into a regional company now operating in seven countries. Batelco’s combined customer base at Q3 2010 exceeded 7.9 million mobile and broadband customers with revenues over USD679m and net profit of USD175m.
Abdulrahman A.Hussain Jawahery, President of Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC) and Member of Parliament – Biography
AG fertilizer producers are expected to continue to play a strategic role in meeting this challenge by contributing towards international efforts to increase food production by substantially increasing their share of exports.
Mr. Jawahery explains why there were riots and protest in Bahrain. The protests turned violent after the peaceful movement has been hijacked by the extremists. Why this happened?
Bahrain parliament has always tried to act in favour of the Bahraini people. Mr. Jawahery, the MP, explains the critical role of the parliament in improving the standards of living of the people of Bahrain.
Mr Jawahery talks about the legitimacy of the government of Bahrain, progress towards democracy in Bahrain and gives background to the formation of one of the most liberal countries in the Middle East such as the vote on the constitution and the national charter.
Born in 1956, Abdulrahman A.Hussain Jawahery is a Chartered Chemica Engineer with BSc and MSc degrees in Chemical Engineering from UK, a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Environmentalist. He established his work career in BP Research Centre, UK for 2 years before joining the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC) in 1983. Having undergone extensive training and development both in the Kingdom of Bahrain as well as overseas, he held a number of senior positions in GPIC including Operations Manager, Urea Project Manager, Plants Operations Manager, General Manager and now as President of the Company.
Batelco, the biggest telecom in Bahrain, discusses the strategy in Bahrain over the next couple of years. Batelco Bahrain strategy is to improve services, deliver more value and content to the customer and to retain existing high net worth clients yielding the low cost segment to other players in the market. Strategy in Bahrain is to focus on the existing customer base and improve services.
Peter Kaliaropoulos assesses the telecommunication market in Bahrain and predicts the long term industry trends, beyond 2011. Bahrain is one of the most competitive telecommunication markets in the Middle East. This is because of high levels of penetration for fixed and mobile services and many providers to choose from.
As for the mobile services, three full infrastructure network providers offer services and apps to 1.2 million customers with market penetration greater than 150%. The situation is similar for the fixed network services, ISPs and data networks where broadband penetration for dwellings is over 120%.
Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo, Deputy Chairman of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Bahrain, makes a profoundly important case for family business in Bahrain and outlines the future perspectives.
