Bahrain Interviews - MarcoPolis

Gulf Finance House Investment Bank in Bahrain, Head of Private Equity at Gulf Finance House, Nabeel Kazerooni
We have a very good brand name, in the past we have been very good to our customers and have had fantastic results that, compared to other institutions, are far better.
Gulf Finance House Investment Bank in Bahrain, Head of Asset Management at Gulf Finance House, Alan Durrant
We don’t just want to put capital into companies in the west; we also want to bring know-how and technology to benefit the people of the region.

Bahrain Banking Interviews

Bahrain Economy Overview

June 15, 2009

Dr. Ala’a Al-Yousuf, Chief Economist of Gulf Finance House Bahrain economy is expected to slow sharply in 2009 to 3% after growing by 8.1% and 5.7% in 2007 and 2008 respectively, as regional growth moderates and government finances are squeezed.

Bahrain Oil and Gas Interviews

BAPCO Bahrain

May 27, 2009

BAPCO Bahrain, CEO, Abdulkarim Al Sayed

BAPCO Bahrain sells on the behalf of the Bahrain Government. The other source of income for the government is from the BAPCO Bahrain refinery. The money BAPCO Bahrain makes as a result of processing crude oil is a source of income for the government. Between what BAPCO Bahrain pays and what BAPCO Bahrain gets from the sale of products, the bigger the margin is the better it is for Bahrain.

Bahrain Telecom Interviews

Zain Bahrain

May 27, 2009

Zain Bahrain, General Manager of Zain Bahrain, Mohammed Zainalabedin
Zain Bahrain has really achieved a lot in the last five years, Zain Bahrain launch was done in six months and the amount of coverage was nation wide coverage at that time for Zain Bahrain, going all the way to the launch of the first nation wide 3G coverage, and so on.

Bahrain Interviews

H.E. Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain Minister

May 26, 2009

Interview with H.E. Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Culture & Information of Bahrain – Biography
Previously, there was no link between Bahrain tourism & Bahrain culture. Now we are trying to work as one unit to support each other.

Bahrain Industry Interviews

Bahrain Industry Baytik Industrial Oasis Bahrain Leading Industry Oasis

May 26, 2009

Baytik Industrial Oasis, Osama Al Khajah, Head of Industrial Projects at Kuwait Finance House and Chairman of Baytik Industrial Oasis
We would like Baytik Industrial Oasis to become a leader in Bahrain industrial parks and infrastructure development and also in three to five years it will be the largest specialized developer in the region of Bahrain industrial and economic zones.

Bahrain Tourism Interviews

Bahrain International Circuit BIC Bahrain Grand Prix Formula 1 Bahrain Tourism

May 25, 2009

Bahrain International Circuit BIC Bahrain Formula 1, CEO of Bahrain International Circuit, Martin Whitaker
Bahrain International Circuit has delivered a huge level of awareness and profile for the Kingdom of Bahrain in the last five years. The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix has helped put Bahrain on the world map and staging of six FIA Formula One Grands Prix.

Bahrain Telecom Interviews

Batelco Bahrain Incumbent Telecom in Bahrain

May 25, 2009

Batelco Bahrain Incumbent Telecom in Bahrain, CEO of Batelco Bahrain, Gert Rieder

I think Batelco Bahrain is part of the Batelco group and over the last couple of years Batelco Bahrain has completed some very successful acquisitions and we have been scaling our business by those international acquisitions and that is going to help Batelco group.

Bahrain Logistics Interviews

Bahrain Air Airline with Affordable Fares in Bahrain

May 24, 2009

Bahrain Air Airline with Affordable Fares in Bahrain, CEO, Ibrahim Al Hamer
Bahrain Air is monitoring financial performance very closely. Bahrain Air is small and lenient and that makes us quite flexible. So whatever changes Bahrain Air introduced to overcome the financial problem the industry is facing, it is easier for Bahrain Air. Unlike the major airlines Bahrain Air because of their size is different and it is manageable. Bahrain Air istrying to do is to look for opportunities outside of the gulf area; the gulf the area with the number of airlines we have now is loaded with airlines making the competition even more severe.

Bahrain Banking Interviews

Ahmed Al Khan, GBCORP Head of Investment Banking

May 24, 2009

Interview with Ahmed Al Khan, Head of Investment Banking of GBCORP , Bahrain Banking – Biography
Every industry has been affected by the economic downturn, be it conventional banking or Islamic banking. Islamic banking has been affected to a lesser extent