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Dr Abdulmalik Al Husseini, CEO of ARASCO
Our previous policy to become self-sufficient in wheat resulted in extremely high consumption of available water resources. Subsequently the Government has taken steps to phase out wheat cultivation by 2016.
The real estate sector in Saudi Arabia has been one of the major economic supports for the economy of the country for at least the last two decades. The outlook for the real-estate sector is positive. There will be tremendous growth. Within the last three years, there was almost 300% growth in the real estate market, and in projects and development in general.
Dr. Mohammed H. Al Kathiri, Secretary-General of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Saudi economy in general has been growing over the last few years and is going to continue growing according to statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Planning and in view of what’s going on in the region. Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the region and is a member of the G20; it is one of the world’s leading oil producers and exporters and the largest producer of petrochemicals in the Middle East.
North Bank is the leading and largest bank in Iraq (Private). Mr Al-Jaff provides his latest overview of the banking sector in Iraq and he also discusses North Bank’s performance throughout 2013, current expansion plans for Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, and a project with Asiacell (Asiaviolet)―among others.
Salim El Guermai, CEO of Galenica
We are trying to transform our business model and become a generic drug manufacturer for the local and international markets. We are always searching for what is the good API to follow and to work on.
Laudálio Veiga Filho gives an overview of the ICT sector in Brazil and presents Futurecom, a B2B ICT event which, since its first edition in 1999, has become the largest and most qualified event of the segment in Latin America.
We would like to see a more balanced government budget. The amount of debt is not a problem as long as we are attracting large capital inflows.
Mitikazu Koga Lisboa gives his assessment of the games and social media sector in Brazil and presents the company, Hive Digital, mentioning some of its differentials but also the challenges to be faced and his vision for the future.
Glaucia Gregio gives an overview of the game payment solutions sector in Brazil. Despite being a very new market, the country corresponds to half of the Latin American market for game credits. Furthermore, the market is expected to grow more than 40% this year and to double by 2016.
Fabio Nascimento gives an overview of E-Prepag, a brazilian company specialized in providing payment solutions for the gaming industry. He also talks about partnerships and investment opportunities within the company in order to expand in South America.
