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Interview with Fahed Faisal Boodai, Gatehouse Bank. When we at Kuwait Global Securities House say cherry picking we look at this from two points. One, from the investor’s standpoint what does the investor and what are the clients needs in this market? For example, In 2002-2003 Kuwait Global Securities House invested heavily in GCC and Kuwait real estate but slowed down in 2004 – that is where the cherry picking comes in and where opportunities began to be handpicked. Most importantly real estate and investment are all about timing. In 2006-2007, Global Securities House started exiting some of these investments and I think that that was very smart because given the economic downturn we recently witnessed Global Securities House would have really been hurt.

Kuwait Tourism Kuwait Tourism Interviews

Sahara Kuwait Resort, Best Golf Resort in Kuwait

March 14, 2010

Best Golf Resort in Kuwait, General Manager of Sahara Kuwait Resort, Hassan Bayerli – traveler’s tips
Sahara Golf Resort resort is like a rainbow and has all of the colors, not only top executives, but also several different segments in order to fulfill the needs of the golfers. Sahara Golf Resort has academic professors, general managers, CEOs, chairmen, engineers, and people from all sectors in general. There is an increasing trend in Kuwait to practice golf. At the Sahara Kuwait Resort we are able to fulfill the needs of this sport both locally and in the region. We are frequently visited by international travelers at our resort who come to play golf in Kuwait.

Bahrain Videos

Bahrain Tourism Colorful Bahrain

July 24, 2009

HE Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Culture and Information of Bahrain, describes some of the key projects for Bahrain Tourism such as the Pearl Trail and restoration of old houses in Muharraq
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Bahrain Top Stories

Iconic Bahrain – Skyscrapers, Date Palms and the Formula 1

July 16, 2009

Besides identifying Bahrain with the Formula One brand on TV screens around the world, the event has become a lucrative business. “In 2008, it generated 600 million USD for its direct and indirect economic impact; and on top of that it has changed people’s perceptions of how they view the Middle East”, says Martin Whitaker, CEO of the BIC.

Bahrain Tourism Interviews

Bahrain International Circuit BIC Bahrain Grand Prix Formula 1 Bahrain Tourism

May 25, 2009

Bahrain International Circuit BIC Bahrain Formula 1, CEO of Bahrain International Circuit, Martin Whitaker
Bahrain International Circuit has delivered a huge level of awareness and profile for the Kingdom of Bahrain in the last five years. The Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix has helped put Bahrain on the world map and staging of six FIA Formula One Grands Prix.

Bahrain Tourism Interviews

Bahrain Tourism Destination

May 12, 2009

Bahrain Tourism Destination, Executive Director of the Bahrain Tourism Promotion Project, Dr. Heba Aziz
We are launching a branding exercise to put Bahrain Tourism Destination on the tourism map and promote Bahrain Tourism Destination

UAE Tourism and Culture Interviews

Emirates Palace, Leading Luxury Hotel in Abu Dhabi

July 10, 2008

Hans Olbertz, General Manager of Emirates Palace Another point is that the Emirates Palace has been operated by Kempinski Hotels and Resort, a very established hotel company. At present we have 59 hotels around the world and in the next 2 years we will open another 40. With the network Kempinski we promote the Emirates Palace in our portfolio, plus with all our partners and that in itself is a great deal. I think the destination is much better known then before. Naturally with the destination comes the Emirates Palace.

UAE Tourism and Culture Interviews

Le Meridien Al Aqah, Fujairah Top Hotel

July 6, 2008

Patrick W. Antaki, General Manager of Le Meridien Al Aqah In the long term it’s going to impact Fujairah in a pretty serious way. Already in the short term, it’s not even built and already people are talking about moving their houses from Dubai to Fujairah because of the differences in rent. If you imagine people arriving here to this hotel, at the Meridien Al Aqah, they have to come through the Dibba side and that takes about an hour and a half time.

UAE Tourism and Culture Interviews

Global Village, Dubai Culture Destination

June 23, 2008

Abdul Redha Ali Bin Redha, Project Director of Global Village As you know, the Global Village has a strong history of bringing all cultures and countries under one umbrella. So, from that concept,Global Village is going to the international market saying that Global Village has different representatives from different countries, retailers and shows representing many countries. All that will be offered under one umbrella to our visitors. Global Village is basically focusing on and promoting the Global Village but at the same time Dubai as a secure and safe city attracting people from all over the world.

UAE Manufacturing Interviews

Mohamed Ahmed-Yahia

June 23, 2008

General Manager – Near & Middle East of LegrandPeople are looking for more commerce, more comfort, more security, more energy saving, in India for instance we found out in a study that there are 300 million people able to buy Le Grand products. Imagine 300 million people out of 1.1 billion, this is huge for us and is a great opportunity for us.