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BNP Paribas Bahrain, Regional Director, Jean-Christophe Durand
We are one of the few international banks to have its headquarters for the Middle East here. That was a decision made years ago because BNP Paribas was in the region for 35 years.
First Leasing Bank in Bahrain CEO, Greg Brinkerhoff
First Leasing Bank (“FLB”) closely monitors its lender liabilities and lessee assets for positive signs from either side of our balance sheet – the bank has neither seen a total meltdown nor clear signs of recovery.
Elaf Bank, New Islamic Investment Bank in Bahrain, CEO, Dr. Jamil El Jaroudi
First of all, Elaf Bank is lucky that we are a new bank, so Elaf Bank’s portfolio was fresh and most of it happened to be in new products. We are not affected. But our problem would be that we have so many good projects in the pipeline and if I cannot place it then like anybody else I will face a recession in my operations and business. Placing these deals is how we make our profits and revenue. If this persists as a long-term economic slowness, Elaf Bank, like any other bank, would be affected.
Vahan Zanoyan, CEO of 1st Energy Bank The time for an energy-focused bank, investment or financial institution especially is definitely the best time right now.
Interview with Abdulkarim Ahmed Bucheery, CEO of BBK Bahrain, Bahrain Banking – Biography
I think the room for expansion for Islamic banking is larger than that for conventional banking although there is room for conventional banks to grow too of course.
CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic BankWe have been successful in differentiating ourselves from the others. We don’t emphasise transactions with customers, we emphasise relationships with customers. The customers know the difference. When they deal with a bank that is focused entirely on them and their needs, they feel and appreciate it, as opposed to when you are dealing with a customer for the purpose of selling that customer a specific product.
COO of Sharjah Islamic BankWe have witnessed a remarkable growth rates since transformation, and we have seen huge demand in our recent capital increase through the right issue, which shows that our shareholders as well as our customers have a great confidence in our performance, and the potential for growth in the future.
CEO of Daman Investments On the annual basis, after the downturn of 2006, Dubai general index recovered well and gained 43.7% to reach 5931.95 points at the end of 2007.
General Manager – Near & Middle East of LegrandPeople are looking for more commerce, more comfort, more security, more energy saving, in India for instance we found out in a study that there are 300 million people able to buy Le Grand products. Imagine 300 million people out of 1.1 billion, this is huge for us and is a great opportunity for us.
Chief Executive (CE) of National Bank of Abu DhabiThe US economic slowdown caused by the subprime crises, lower liquidity and high inflation are some of the major concerns of Today’s world.
