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“Al-Yousifi was established in 1955 by my father. He took the agency of National, which is now Panasonic. We have especially grown after the 1991 liberation. Until 1994 or 1995, we were number one in electronics in Kuwait. We were only concentrating on Panasonic at that time, because the deal between us and Japan was to not have other brands in our showroom,” says Adel Easa Al-Yousifi, Senior Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Al-Yousifi Group.

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Catering Market in Kuwait – Overview by Alghanim Catering

May 2, 2017

“For now, there is a good amount of potential. Government contracts are the cornerstone of all catering companies that deal in Kuwait and want to generate large amounts of revenue. Government contracts now and what we have seen over the past several decades are quite consistent in terms of catering,” says Badder Al-Ghanim, CEO (Board Member) of Alghanim Catering (Al-Awama Group).

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Chocolate Bar’s Nouf Almutawa: “Chocolate Bar is Our Happy Hour in Kuwait”

May 2, 2017

“Bon Group is the company which owns Chocolate Bar. Chocolate Bar is a café that serves all kinds of chocolate drinks and chocolate desserts. Everything is made fresh every day. It came out of a passion of mine and of my partner’s; we are both females and we both love chocolate! Who doesn’t love chocolate?!,” says Nouf Almutawa, Founder of Chocolate Bar (Bon Group).

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Strategy of Kuwait Tourism Sector (Ministry of Information) Is to Push MICE Tourism

May 2, 2017

“The majority of our tourists are from the GCC countries. Our top market is Saudi Arabia, followed by Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, and Oman. Tourists from these countries are mainly families coming to Kuwait to visit friends and family,” says Faisal Al-Duraie, Director of Research & Tourism Information at the Ministry of Information – Tourism Sector.

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Construction & Infrastructure Projects in Kuwait by Combined Group

May 2, 2017

“We are participating in many sectors, such as construction, roads, oil, bridges, and infrastructure. We participate in any projects announced through the CTC. The value of the projects varies for each sector. The sectors with the greatest value are roads and bridges, followed by the oil sector, construction, building, and lastly, other divisions,” says Dr. Nabeel Abdul Haleem Ali, Consultant to Chairman for Shareholders Affairs at Combined Group.

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Kuwait Logistics Market in 2017 – 26th Top Emerging Logistics Market Globally

May 1, 2017

“The Index is a relative comparison of different countries based on objective matrices and indices. With respect to Kuwait, when comparing the country to much larger markets like China and India, Kuwait is at a disadvantage given that it is a smaller market. Larger economies will have more interest as logistics destinations,” says Tarek Sultan, Vice Chairman and CEO of Agility.

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Kuwait’s Banking Sector in 2017 – Overview and Forecasts by Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK)

May 1, 2017

“At the beginning of 2016, the management predicted that it would be a tough year. We knew it would be very difficult for us to achieve our targets. Our budget would have to be conservative. We have been watching the figures every month and every quarter, as well as the developments in the sector. 2016 was a very good year for us,” says Elham Mahfouz, CEO of Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK).

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HOT Engineering Co. Kuwait: Projects Overview

May 1, 2017

“In the construction and contracting field in Kuwait, the oil and gas sector is our biggest area. Currently, in terms of construction, we are working on a new refinery project that is supervised by Kuwait Integrated Petrochemical Industries Co. (a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation) and Gathering Centers Number 30 and 31 by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The total cost of these projects is around 10 billion KD,” says Nawaf A. Al Sharhan, GM – Business Development & Tendering of HOT Engineering Co.

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KAMCO Strategy 2017 – Islamic Global Equity Fund

April 26, 2017

“In our sector, the investment sector, and through being a specialized, client-driven, asset management investment bank, our focus is on building and continuing to maintain our strong leadership position,” says Faisal Sarkhou, Chief Executive Officer of KAMCO.

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Kuwait Economy in 2017 – Overview and Forecasts by KAMCO

April 26, 2017

“The economy here is highly dependent on oil, oil production, and oil prices, and it has a high correlation with the energy markets. We expect the Kuwait economy to grow between 2.5 to 3 percent, this year. But, it must be examined in the overall international context. The world economy is expected to grow at around 3 to 4 percent,” says Faisal Hasan, Chief Business Development Officer and Head of Investment Research Department at KAMCO.