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There are about 21 million mobile users in the Ivorian market. The growth in the market last year was a bit more than 10%. Our growth was 300% so obviously we were the operator that benefited the most, considering our previous very low position in this market.
I think the demand is there and it is strong. There are lots of projects which we have become involved in and for which the government has signed concession contracts with new operators. These projects must play a role in the years to come but also continue to grow, so I think there are places for operators to help meet the needs.
Today, the new challenge is how we will go from a situation where we had 2 or 3 projects every year to a situation where we have to manage a lot more projects. Right now, we have more projects in our portfolio for the 2015-2017 program than what we have managed in the past 12 years.
“The latest figures show that the average spending per person, that went down from USD 85 per night to USD 62 until very recently, has slowly climbed back to about USD 80 per person, per night. We are almost back there. Looking forward to 2015, (I am knocking on wood), if we move the way we are moving, we will be back to normal by the end of the year. In 2016, we foresee a higher level of business for Egypt.”
Sultan Abdulaziz Al-Deghaither, Sr. Director of Network Engineering at Zain
Yes, it is the newest network. We are serving our customers with the latest technology provided by our partners. We are working with the biggest telecom service providers across the world, including Huawei, Nokia, Siemens and ZT. In addition, our fibre network is provided by Alcatel-Lucent, who have a very strong track record in that area.
Abdulmajid Mohammed Alrashoudi, Chief Customer Care Officer at Zain
Mainly, Saudi customers want good treatment, as do people anywhere in the world, and they also want a clear tariff plan. They want their needs to be attended very quickly. We are now trying to reduce our 36 hour resolution timeframe to almost 24 hours. Any kind of operation has issues from time to time obviously, we try to minimise them and to fast-track the solutions.
The Saudi insurance market is still very young; it has only been regulated for about 10 to 15 years. This means it is hard to compare this market with mature markets. It is hard to find another market that has the same regulations, sophistication and development as this one.
Abdullah Saud Al-Rashoud, CEO of Blominvest
I think the capital markets started very early in Saudi, maybe in the 60’s or even earlier than that. It was very simple, very preliminary, there were no complications at all, and there were no rules or regulations.
Al Saedan Real Estate is one of the leading real-estate companies in Saudi Arabia. The company has a strong expertise in master-plan developments, land development, building commercial and residential centers, selling and buying local and international real estates, providing consultation in real estates, and providing valuation and estimation services. Al Saedan is an international real estate company with projects in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and the United Kingdom.
Abdul Rahman Al-Zamil, Chairman of Zamil Group
Without any hesitation I can tell you that doing business in Saudi Arabia is the easiest of all of these countries. Easy business doesn’t mean only government procedures.
