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Abdulnaser Ben Nafaa, Chairman of Libyan Businessmen Council
We should start by talking about the Libyan Businessmen Council which consists of 470 members from all sectors and specialized fields, including health care, education, construction, oil services, aviation and naval sector. This council was established back in 2004, yet it was only activated recently in 2013.
Dr. Ahmed M. Karoud, General Manager of Libyan Stock Market
Only 5% of our economy was in the private sector before. The government is going to set a new law for private companies in Libya, this is expected in May 2013.
Eng. Usama Siala, Minister of Communications and Informatics of Libya
In 2013 we are going to be signing at least 2 major contracts for the modernisation of the two mobile operators. These are the two biggest projects and we also have quite a few other smaller projects. For Libyana, we estimate around 230 to 250 million Libyan dinars of investment and it will be around the same for Almadar.
Habib Mohammed Al-Amin, Minister of Culture and Civil Society of Libya
Libya is recognized for many famous writers and poets, some of them known internationally.
Eng. G.I. Guider, Chairman of the Privatization and Investment Board
The FDI from 2002 until 2010 was near to US$ 6 billion. Investment law no 9 (issued in 2010) is a good law, we have amended certain parts of the law to improve it.
Khalil Masoud Mahfud, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tripoli Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
From 2008 and 2010 Libya signed about 68 agreements with other countries avoiding double taxation and promoting economic exchange.
Abdulla A. Abouda, General Manager of Almadar Aljadid
Almadar is the second mobile operator in Libya and it provides voice services and certain internet services using GPRS and EDGE technology. The operator is preparing for a launch of 3.7G (4G ready) and further network modernisation. The penetration rates are high but the mobile sector is not saturated yet and there is large potential for data. Almadar has already recovered most of the 100 sites affected by the Libyan revolution, yet the past regime remains a challenge – in the form of corporate culture.
Salah Ibrahim Mokhtar, CEO of Libyana
Libyana is the largest mobile operator in Libya with a total market share of 72-73% (voice and data). According to the CEO of Libyana Mr. Mokhtar, the mobile operator is now primarily focusing on the reconstruction of the ICT sector in Libya. As a part of its network modernisation project, Libyana aims to introduce new data services, including HSBA service and LTE in the main hotspot areas. The operator is taking all necessary steps to ensure that even the most distant places in Libya will soon enjoy solid telecom connections.
Abdul Karim Ahmed Bucheery, Chief Executive of BBK Bahrain
Despite the crisis, banks are still sticking to Bahrain and if you think about the reason for this, Bahrain is situated almost exactly in the middle between the richest oil field in the world and the richest gas field in the world.
Aaref Hejres, Managing Director of Diyar Al Muharraq
The other thing is affordable housing. We have been very successful and have designed around 340 affordable homes. Stage 1 sold out within ten days and Stage 2 will be released soon with more affordable homes.
