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Paulo Alexandre Barbosa, Secretário de Desenvolvimento Econômico, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de São Paulo
O Produto Interno Bruto do Brasil cresceu 2,7% em 2011, alcançando a histórica marca de R$ 4,143 trilhões.
Interview with Sheikh Dr. Meshaal Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah, Chairman of Kuwait Foreign Investment Bureau (KFIB). Investors think of Kuwait as a hope for their projects, as an emerging market much like Iraq and Iran.
Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director & CEO of KAMCO. Kuwait has to regain the trust of international investors. The capital markets need to be structured in a way that should abide by the most recent rules and regulations. The Capital Markets Authority is coming in very difficult times; it is late to be implemented after the crisis. The difficulty that they are facing is the time.
Interview with Dr. Amani Khalid Bouresli, Former Minister of Commerce and Industry. Kuwait is totally dependent on oil revenue. One of the major objectives of the development plan is to diversify the economy and with the Kuwait industrial authority, the new standards are set in a way to encourage more new industries, not only chemicals.
All companies in Kuwait have their own agencies and we are adding agencies through ownership of these companies. This way, we can have more say in the companies that we have ownership in outside Kuwait. Also, we are doing research for certain niche technologies that can give us the advantage over others.
Ageroute is both an independent entity as well as the agency of Ivory Coast responsible for road maintenance and funding. Ageroute was specifically charged charged with coordinating and supervising the extension of the country’s road network and the renovation of existing roads.
Comium made the investment news when they decided to enter the Ivorian telecom market. Currently, Comium’s operation in Côte d’Ivoire is growing at 10% or 15% each year.
Luciano Santos Tavares de Almeida, President of Investe Sao Paulo (Agencia Paulista de Promoção de Investimentos e Competitividade)
Investe Sao Paulo is a relatively young agency established in the state of Sao Paulo – the most productive region of Brazil – to attract new investments and help the foreign companies who wish to make investments in Sao Paulo.
Interview with Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director of Bayan Investment Company. Mr. Al-Mutawa offers his views on the Kuwait investment sector and the overall investment climate in Kuwait. Unfortunately, his comments are more negative than positive and so are the forecasts about the investment sector in Kuwait.
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Interview with Abdullah Al Sumait, Deputy CEO of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK). Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait is considered to be rather a conservative bank. With other two branches in the UAE, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait is financing many projects of Kuwaiti and also Emirati companies. Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait will be opening new retail branches during 2012.
