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Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo, Deputy Chairman of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
Today, we have about 6,000 people working for us Gulf-wide and about 700 people in Bahrain. We have seen the first two months of the year as encouraging and even though in January business is normally down we have seen encouraging results. So I personally believe we are on the right track and that we will have a good year in 2013.
Philip Aarskog, Operational Director at Aquaria Natal Hotel
Philip Aarskog explains why he decided to set up his hotel in Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte. He discusses the impacts of the upcoming World Cup, business tourism and shares his vision for the future of Aquaria Natal Hotel.
Karlo Schneider discusses tourism in Rio Grande do Norte and gives an overview of its capital, Natal. He also presents Aquaria Natal Hotel. Located in Ponta Negra, the hotel faces the beach and is next to one of the main sightseeing spots in the city: Morro de Careca.
The international and local investments into the Kurdistan Region have affected it positively though the lack of credit system in Kurdistan still hinders larger, long-term investments. On the other hand, the cash-based projects are less riskier than projects financed through bank loans like in the US, Europe or UAE. Falcon Group, one of the leading companies in Iraqi Kurdistan, earns money from Iraq and invests it back in Iraq; its primary effort is to rebuild Iraq and its different sectors of economy.
However, we see that there is a need for 350,000-500,000 houses while there are currently only 120,000. Moreover, the number of residents is increasing so the demand for houses is there.
Saad Hassan claims any estimates for the growth of oil and gas sector in Kurdistan are going to be surpassed; the growth will be immense. Qaiwan Group is a regional company present in different countries, employing more than 2,000 people. Mr. Hassan’s dream for the company is to get it listed among at least the 100 largest companies in the world in ten years’ time.
Dydyo is a soft drinks company which has been acting in the market for more than 11 years. Its Director, Cley Muniz, discusses distribution, expansion plans and challenges. He also shares his vision for the future and talks about the inauguration of his plastic recycling company.
Kyle Long, Director of Communications at American University of Iraq, Sulaimani
There’s a longer history of private education in other parts of Iraq in the south, particularly in Baghdad, but in the Kurdistan region this is something of a novelty. There are about a dozen or more private universities in the Kurdistan region. The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, was founded in 2007. The university is the only private not-for-profit university in the Kurdistan region (and Iraq, too).
Ivo Gheller gives an overview on the sector of lamination, processing and industrialisation of plywood and laminated wood in Rondônia. He presents his lamination company, Lano da Amazônia, and discusses sustainability and investments in the state.
2003 brough a long-desired change of regime in the region and Kurdish entrepreneurs started to build new hotels, develop more tourist attractions and open sport places and restaurants. Tourism is blooming in Kurdistan and it is also a very profitable business. Moreover, the region will be Iraq’s capital for tourism in 2014.
