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Interview with Dr. Osama J. Bukhamseen, Vice Chairman of Bukhamseen Group. Detailed overview of Bukhamseen group and main business lines – including real estate sector – by its Vice Chairman, Dr. Osama J. Bukhamseen. Bukhamseen group has always been a pioneer in real estate. Mr. Bukhamseen claims 2012 may be the last year of the suffering that Bukhamseen group has gone through since 2008.
Interview with Tariq M. AbdulSalam, Chairman of United Real Estate Company. Real estate activity is a prime activity in Kuwait. The demand for real estate investments in Kuwait is always hot, says Mr. AbdulSalam, who also expects the Kuwaiti real estate sector to remain active in the future to come.
George Frug Hochheimer, GreenMind
George Frug Hochheimer from GreenMind, a company specialized in sustainable development, talks about business in the Piauí State. He also mentions some of his projects and argues that development should be controlled in order to prevent negative impacts on the environment.
Interview with Eduardo Eguren, Chief Executive Officer of Burgan Bank. Burgan Bank is optimistic about the outlook for the banking sector in Kuwait in 2012; there will be growth in the sector but only a moderate. Kuwaiti banks have been affected by the crisis and they are slowly getting back on the old tracks. An example of this could be Burgan Bank which reduced its cost of credit by 72% last year.
Kleber Braga, Business Consultant at Sá Cavalcante
Kleber Braga from Sá Cavalcante talks about the largest mall in Piauí, the Rio Poty Shopping Center, a 350 million BR project including 287 stores, 13 anchors and mega stores, 239 satellite stores, 34 food shops, 12 cinema rooms, a huge business center, etc.
Antonio Carlos Lins, President of Terracap
The President of the State company Terracap, Antonio Carlos Lins, talks about the role of Terracap, the biggest real estate company in Brazil. He also talks about investment opportunities in the sector, challenges the idea of a “real estate bubble” and mentions some of Terracap’s projects.
José Celso Gontijo, Director of JC Gontijo
According to José Celso Gontijo, Director of JC Gontijo, there are many opportunities in the real-estate sector. Mr Gontijo also discusses the “bubble” issue and talks about his different projects in Brasília, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
Renato Opice Blum, Attorney and Partner at Opice Blum
The Brazilian laws cover about 95% of the conducts in using technology. We have to make new legislation for the remaining 5% and to develop our own legislation in about 25%.
Interview with Margaret Al-Sayer, Founding Director of Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice. Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice in Kuwait is a place where special care is given; pediatric palliative care for children. A child is different from an adult; a child needs the specialist care of trained child doctors. Bayt Abdullah was designed to help those children who need it the most.
Interview with Ahmad Saud Al-Sumait, Chairman and Managing Director of United Towers. There are a lot of towers that have come to the GCC market. The United Tower is 270 metres tall, which is not the tallest in Kuwait, but we put emphasis on design.
