Exclusive Interview with EL-HAJJAR Enterprises
“H.E.C Holding has been in business since 1959. When the younger generation took over ten years ago, it was changed into a corporate company, an S.A.L, and we created the holding arm.”
Middle East Airlines: Driving the Tourism Sector in Lebanon for 2014
Being part of SkyTeam or any alliance means more connectivity and there are the miles programs for frequent flyers as well as the possibility of entering the lounges of other companies.
Food Industry in Brazil: Food Products for Special Purposes
Carlos Eduardo Gouvêa gives an overview of ABIAD and mentions some of the challenges that the association is facing in Brazil, such as legislation for example. Mr. Gouvêa also presents his company, CMW Saúde, discussing growth strategy and vision for the future.
IT Sector in Morocco: Outlook for 2014 and Development
Mehdi Kettani, President of the Numeric Cluster
In Morocco, we want to position the country as the top emerging market in the IT sector, especially in innovation in the IT sector. That means that we want to make IT a vector of human development.
Leader in IT in Morocco: Interview with Disway
Hakim Belmaachi, CEO of Disway
First we need to look back at what happened in 2013, which was mainly a year in which we saw a lack of liquidity into the banking system that basically affected the whole economic environment.
Upscale Towers in Lebanon: Construction on the Rise
Sky Gate will be the highest building in Beirut. It has been structurally completed and it will be delivered in the later part of this year. It is going to be the most luxurious building in Lebanon if not in the Middle East.
Impacta: Remaining the Number One IT Education Group in Brazil
Impacta is an education group which has been acting in the IT certification and the IT training fields for more than 20 years. The company’s Founder and CEO, Célio Antunes de Souza, gives an overview of Impacta and discusses new projects.
Technostyle, a leading importer and supplier of furniture in Ethiopia, to start manufacturing locally
Amelework Ghidey, Managing Director of Technostyle
Being in the business for the last 15 years, Technostyle has managed to indentify its niche market and moved itself up the ladder to become the leader in the import and supply of furniture in Ethiopia. The company is also involved in interior design, offering unique turnkey interior solutions. By relying on the young returnees educated abroad, Technostyle aims to increase their productivity by 300% in the next five years. While currently importing from more than 15 international companies (Turkey, Italy, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Indonesia and America), Technostyle now wants to focus on local manufacturing by using 60% local materials from Ethiopia.
System Marketing: Business Intelligence and Data Management in Brazil
System Marketing is a company with 15 years of experience operating in qualification and enrichment of database, consulting and TDQM (Total Data Quality Management). Guilherme Rocha presents the company and gives an overview of the BI and data management sector in Brazil.
Leading the hotel industry in Addis Ababa | Intercontinental Addis Hotel
Zenawi Mesfin, General Manager of Intercontinental Addis Hotel
Bringing the US hotel industry experience into Ethiopia, Mr Mesfin left a significant footprint in transforming Intercontinental Addis Hotel into a top quality 5 star hotel, which is currently leading the hotel industry in Addis Ababa.