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Kurdistan Sector Analysis
Iraqi Banking Sector to grow with the Economy — 151 percent between 2011 to 2020
As Iraq finds itself soon midway through 2014, the banking sector has grown markedly in the previous year term, with established names getting larger and new names entering the field.
Libya Top Stories
Executive Profile: Ahmed A. Kashadah leads the transformation of LAP, the largest Libyan African investment fund
Kurdistan Top Stories
Falcon Group appoints new Executive Vice-President
“Larry Milam brings solid leadership skills as well as broad experience and in-depth knowledge of all aspects of business toward the task of leading our company forward. Having just celebrated our 10th Year Anniversary, Falcon Group will continue to grow and flourish under Larry’s guidance.”
The recently released Global Property Guide’s annual report ranked Lebanon’s capital city second highest in residential prices in the Arab world, though sellers are offering discounts to move inventory.
Kurdistan Top Stories
Falcon Group expands into oil and gas services providing everything from equipment rental to highly-trained security
The Kurdish conglomerate Falcon Group — a holding company for a diversity of units, ranging from construction to agriculture — formed a new company last year focused on servicing the region’s oil and gas businesses, including equipment rental, security, catering, housing and warehouse space.
Libya Top Stories
Doing business in Libya: General business outlook
Part of the Libyan business picture involves—among others—abound investments, with the state-owned Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP) having an estimated $5 billion in assets, thought the fair value amount is still being estimated.
Slated for completion in 2017, the Empire World development is the largest development in Iraq and represents a $2.3 billion investment in the future of the high-economic growth autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia’s agriculture: Analysis of agriculture production and its trends in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, where over 82% of the total population lives in rural areas, agriculture is the major means of earning a living. Taking about 43% of the country’s overall GDP, agriculture has been leading Ethiopian economy for years.
Over the past six months, Arab Bank (Beirut), Alpha Insurance (Limassol), The International Bank of Somalia (Mogadishu), BSN Bank in Kuala Lumpur, and pharmaceutical company Al Moudawi in Erbil, all signed License contracts with BML Istisharat, a leading provider of core banking, Insurance and ERP software solutions.
Ethiopia Top Stories
Politics in Ethiopia | Ethiopian federalism and 2015 national elections
The current administration of Ethiopia came to power in 1991 and it introduced a federal system and has drafted a constitution that aims to provide all citizens with full democratic rights. The constitution also allows for a multi-party system.
