Burgan Bank: Restoring Profitability and Growing in the Region
Burgan Bank’s normalized operating margin in 2011 grew 15%, several times the expansion of the GDP. Thus, the bank has been able to win some market share.
Global Logistics Trends: “Emerging Markets Dominating the Trade Lines” says Agility
“Emerging markets will continue to decouple from developed economies,” admits Tarek Sultan, CEO & Managing Director of Agility.
Kuwait’s Education: Aircraft Maintenance and Maritime Maintenance at ACK
Australian College of Kuwait is one of the few institutions of higher learning that offer specialized courses in aircraft maintenance and maritime maintenance.
Kuwait: 25 Year Plan for Education
Kuwait’s 25 year plan for education has been slow to start.
Education in Kuwait: Reforms, Private Universities and Priorities
Dr. Thompson, President of American University of Kuwait (AUK), provides interesting insights into education sector in Kuwait. He believes that Kuwait is on a right track to reform its education system.
American University of Kuwait (AUK): Liberal Arts University in Kuwait
American University of Kuwait (AUK) is one of the few institutions providing education based on the liberal arts model in Kuwait.
Impact of the Internet on Brazilian Music Industry
Marco Camargo talks about the internet revolution and how it changed the music industry. According to the Music Producer, there must be a higher accuracy on the internet on how to download music, communicating it to the music author, to the artist, to the musicians, to the conductors, like it used to be done when records were sold.
Kuwait’s Industrial Development 2012: Kuwait’s Industry Is Facing Many Problems
Main problems for Kuwait’s industrial development is the difficult access to land and gas, red tape and long procedures to issue licenses.
Brazil’s Real Estate Market 2012: “Not a Bubble” says Largest Real-Estate Developer in DF
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.
Engineering in Brazil: “Highly Competitive” says Niplan Engeneering – Brazil
Paulo Nishimura, President of Niplan Engenharia
According to Paulo Nishimura, there are positive developments in the oil and gas, mining and infrastructures sectors. But nowadays, the construction and industry sector has become highly competitive, so the national players, are going through an alert period in terms of competitiveness, even though the future growth scenery is very optimistic.