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“It is amazing when you go to an area and you build a dam, even if it is a small dam, the area will change because some dams according to the design will not only provide water for irrigation and drinking water but will provide electricity to the country,” says Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
“55 years is a long time. So if you look at it from the beginning, we started with Arab countries and then moved on to non-Arab countries in Africa and Asia. You know what happened with the Arab Spring in different countries such as Syria, amongst others, where Kuwait Fund started with developmental aid, particularly in terms of building physical projects to enhance the economies of countries that we support,” says Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
“55 years is a long time… we started with Arab countries and then moved on to non-Arab countries in Africa and Asia. You know what happened with the Arab Spring in different countries such as Syria, amongst others, where Kuwait Fund started with developmental aid, particularly in terms of building physical projects to enhance the economies of countries that we support.”
Fouad M.T. Alghanim, Chairman and CEO of Fouad Alghanim and Sons Group talks about the importance and outlook on the relationship between Kuwait and Europe.
Arab Spring is both an opportunity and a threat according to Ahmed Al-Jarallah.
Since the fall of the old regime in Iraq in 2003, Kuwait’s foreign policy has shifted from a look-south attitude to a helicopter view of the Gulf region.
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, known as the Kuwait Fund, celebrated recently its 50th anniversary. But according to its General Director Abdulwahab Al-Bader, the Fund’s journey in helping the most in need is far from over.
During the past 50 years Kuwait Fund has established a legacy of 788 loans in support of development and sustainable projects worth USD 15.094 billion. Kuwait Fund is making a difference in more than 104 countries around the world. Al-Bader comments on the 50th anniversary of Kuwait Fund.
Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of Kuwait Fund, considers the Arab Spring as an opportunity for the development in the MENA region. Furthermore, he admits further changes as a result of the events that started in February 2011.
Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Director General of Kuwait Fund, argues that Kuwait Foreign policy is an open minded policy. The national objective of the policy is to promote the role of the State of Kuwait in the international community. Kuwait Fund is involved in more than 104 countries and provides 250 million Kuwaiti Dinars per year in loans.
