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We are seeking to increase our exports and to increase our sales by 50% in the upcoming years. We think we have a strong base in the paper and packaging industry in Lebanon and we look forward to expanding in the region and collaborating with other regional players in paper and packaging industry.
Video Interview with Fadi Abboud, Lebanon Minister of Travel and Tourism. The minister speaks about Lebanon travel industry and shares his personal vision for the future of Lebanon travel industry and for the travel and tourism ministry of Lebanon. Lebanon travel industry is growing at 25% in 2010, one of the highest rates in the whole global travel industry.
Kuwait Minister of Commerce and Industry talks about the Kuwait 5 year development plan and Kuwait economy and defines the agenda of Kuwait ministry of commerce and industry for 2010.
Kuwait Economy, Kuwait minister of commerce and industry, His Excellency Ahmad Al-Haroun – Video Interview
There hasn’t been a better time to invest in Kuwait. As I have previously mentioned, Kuwait ranked 27th globally in the “Protecting Investors Index”(invest in Kuwait) that was issued by the World Bank, which is better than most OECD countries.
Interview with Mohammed Jassim Al Wazzan. Mezzan Holding see itself as playing a major role in industries. This is where as Mezzan Holding, we are looking and it is a very long term vision that will come about as a result of strong investments. Mezzan holding is looking for international partners. For example, in Bahrain we are looking into the napkin industry on the consumer end. Mezzan holding wants to grow our product lines into the industry and we would be willing to cooperate with major companies. We plan to stay in the GCC region in terms of our expansion because there is a lot of opportunity for growth.
Interview with Fahed Faisal Boodai, Gatehouse Bank. When we at Kuwait Global Securities House say cherry picking we look at this from two points. One, from the investor’s standpoint what does the investor and what are the clients needs in this market? For example, In 2002-2003 Kuwait Global Securities House invested heavily in GCC and Kuwait real estate but slowed down in 2004 – that is where the cherry picking comes in and where opportunities began to be handpicked. Most importantly real estate and investment are all about timing. In 2006-2007, Global Securities House started exiting some of these investments and I think that that was very smart because given the economic downturn we recently witnessed Global Securities House would have really been hurt.
The global fever for alternative energies has also hit the Gulf region and Bahrain industry. The iconic Bahrain World Trade Centre (BWTC) became the symbol for a carbon-rich region being in need to diversifying its energy sources and to make Bahrain industry green.
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 Logistics Zone (BLZ) Leading Logistics Zone in Upper Persian Gulf, Assistant to Director General at Bahrain Logistics Zone (BLZ), Hamad Fakhro
Bahrain Logistics Zone (BLZ) does have the right mix, local companies and regional companies, as well as international companies. Bahrain Logistics Zone (BLZ) with regard to the criteria.
Bahrain Aluminium GARMCO, CEO of GARMCO, Dr. Adel Hamad A. Rahman Hamad
For GARMCO, Bahrain Aluminium is a small market and GARMCO has to think globally. When GARMCO was set up initially there was no trade in the GCC so you can see how we have developed throughout the years. The other issue is that they produce a very high quality product whereas other mills buy it from smelters that do a lot of recycling which reduces purity. Bahrain Aluminium – GARMCO also is owned by the government of Bahrain and the GCC so Bahrain has a 38% stake in Bahrain Aluminium – GARMCO and 75% in ALBA; therefore, there is a mutual interest in trade for the benefit of the shareholders
