BML Istisharat, a leading core banking software provider, secured 5 new contracts in Q1 2017
In the first quarter of 2017, BML Istisharat, a globally recognized core banking and insurance software provider based in Lebanon, secured 5 new contracts.
President Akufo-Addo’s Mandate: Building a Ghana beyond Aid
Earlier in June, Nana Akufo-Addo announced that the mandate of his administration is to lay foundations to the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa, which will create jobs and prosperity for all Ghanaians.
GCC Equity Markets May 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC)
According to the Equity Markets May 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), Saudi Arabia signed billions of dollars of deals with US companies during President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh. Estimates of the total deal value vary from USD300bn to USD400bn. Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh has affirmed the importance of economic reforms made in Arab oil-exporting countries against the sharp drop in global oil prices.
Direct Flights between Athens and Kuwait to Start in June as Al Kazemi Travel Agencies Co. Became Aegean’s GSA in Kuwait
The agreement will see Aegean Airlines begin direct flight service between Athens and Kuwait on the late evening of June 20th with a frequency of 2 flights per week.
HOT Engineering Was Awarded the Project for “The General Department of Criminal Evidence Headquarters” in Kuwait
HOT Engineering & Construction Co., a leading engineering construction company in Kuwait, has received an official Award Notification from Central Agency for Public Tenders, Kuwait for the Project SPA/189 “The General Department of Criminal Evidence Headquarters” in Kuwait.
Reinforcing Kuwait’s Construction Sector: HOT Engineering Signed an Agency Agreement with Vietnam’s HOA BINH
HOT Engineering & Construction Co., a leading engineering construction company in Kuwait, has taken a significant step forward today and is pleased to announce that it has officially signed an Agency Agreement with HOA BINH Construction and Real Estate Corporation of Vietnam.
GCC Equity Markets April 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC)
According to the Equity Markets April 2017 Review by Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC), GCC equities, as indicated by the MSCI GCC IMI Index, fell by -1.2%. Abu Dhabi’s ADX General Index was the top performing regional index and Qatar’s QE Index was the worst performing.
Healthcare in Kuwait in 2017 – Overview by Al Seef Hospital
“The health sector has developed during the past few years due to the high demand caused by certain insurance programs that have covered the public sector and public corporates. From 2012 until now, two major groups were added to the private health insurance sector,” says Dr Yousif Abou Zahr, CEO of Al Seef Hospital.
Kuwaiti Culture of Entrepreneurship: Young Kuwaitis are Coming Back to Traditional Entrepreneurship
“The Kuwaiti culture has had entrepreneurs for hundreds of years. My grandfather, great grandfather, and father were all entrepreneurs,” says Mohammed Jaffar, Deputy Chairman & CEO of Faith Capital Holding, Board Member in Kuwait London Company.
Kuwait’s Real Estate Market in 2017 – Outlook by Al Hamra Real Estate Company
“At this point the lowering of the oil prices and the deficit that we are going through has had a marginal effect on the real estate sector. As we all know, the real estate sector here in Kuwait has been the backbone for the non-oil revenue here in the country. I have personally been seeing a good demand over the past two years in the commercial properties throughout Kuwait,” says Mohammed Al Matook, Acting GM of Al Hamra Real Estate Company.