Interviews - MarcoPolis

Best Way to Invest in Saudi Arabia is Trough Funds or Swaps

February 6, 2015

Dr. Boutros Klink, CEO of Standard Chartered
Saudi Arabia, compared to the other nations in the GCC, has the largest population. It also has the largest local population. So the demographics mix is different. In the credit card industry, the way we deal with the customer base is very different because we are able to build long term relationships with the customers and service their needs as their requirements grow throughout their life cycle.

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AMEX: Credit Cards Industry Steadily Growing

February 6, 2015

Priyan L. Attygalle CEO of American Express, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, compared to the other nations in the GCC, has the largest population. It also has the largest local population. So the demographics mix is different. In the credit card industry, the way we deal with the customer base is very different because we are able to build long term relationships with the customers and service their needs as their requirements grow throughout their life cycle.

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Saudi Insurance Market: Industry Challenges and Opportunities

February 6, 2015

Bader Saad Al Shaya, VP Marketing and Sales of Solidarity Takaful
Previously there were about 90 insurance companies; now there are around 35 and all of them are licensed and controlled. Lots of major steps have been taken in terms of regulations and in terms of controlling the market.

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Saudi Insurance Sector Growth Amid Intense Competition

February 6, 2015

Gary M. Lewin, CEO of AXA Cooperative Insurance Company
The big differential here in Saudi Arabia is the demographics: it is a very young population and it is the largest population in the Middle East and among all the states in the Gulf. From an AXA Group perspective, this is where we see huge growth potential.

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Saudi Multi-Billion Dollar Market for Industrial Environmental Services

February 6, 2015

The market for environmental services in Saudi Arabia is big and it is booming. Many companies have invested in Saudi Arabia particularly in the oil and chemical sectors. Therefore, there exists a great need to dispose of the waste products from these industries in order to protect the environment.

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Riyadh Towers: SAR 450 million Project Slated for 2016

February 6, 2015

Dr Mohammed A. Al-Ajlan, CEO of Ra-yek Real Estate
In real estate, we have many companies, one of which is Ra-yek Real Estate. We have developed many projects including Sky Towers and Nakheel Towers. We are working on another project, which will be the Riyadh Towers, and is due to begin construction in 2015 or early 2016 and should be concluded by 2017.

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Rapid Development of Saudi Real Estate Market

February 5, 2015

Majed Al Hogail, Managing Director of Rafal Real Estate Development Co. The government´s plan is based on the Royal decree to develop and provide 500,000 units.

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Zain KSA Strategy is to Become the Operator of Choice

February 5, 2015

Hassan Kabbani, CEO of Zain KSA
The Saudi telecom market is a very dynamic market. Having worked myself in various countries throughout the region, I know that the Saudi market is also the most important market in the Middle East region.

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Saudi Banking Sector is Strong, Banks Focusing on SMEs

February 5, 2015

Dr. Bernd van Linder, Managing Director of Saudi Hollandi Bank
The banking sector in Saudi Arabia is, of course, connected to the Saudi economy, and the economy in the kingdom is doing extremely well on the backdrop of huge public sector investments, as well as growth of SMEs and rapidly expanding middle class.

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Renewable Energy Projects in Saudi Arabia: 43 Gigawatts by 2030

February 4, 2015

Emad Al-Shamma, CEO of Al Khafrah Group Holding
We are investors and developers. The concepts that we operate in are very simple; we would like to see the proper industrialisation of Saudi Arabia by bringing new technology into the country. We are not using a copy and paste concept; instead, we are being very innovative.