title[col=400] <subtitle type="text"></subtitle> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://marcopolis.net"/> <id>https://marcopolis.net/</id> <updated>2024-04-28T16:12:14+00:00</updated> <author> <name>Marcopolis</name> <email>info@marcopolis.net</email> </author> <generator uri="http://joomla.org" version="1.6">Joomla! - Open Source Content Management</generator> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-investment-interviews/feed/atom.htm"/> <entry> <title>Kuwait Capital Market 2012: CMA, Outlook, Equities, Bonds 2012-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 2012-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-capital-market-2012-cma-outlook-equities-bonds.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <p><a href="kuwait-capital-market-2012-cma-outlook-equities-bonds-0504.htm"><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px; float: left;" alt="Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director and CEO of KAMCO" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/2012/interviews/KAMCO/Sadoun-A.-Ali,-Managing-Director-and-CEO-of-KAMCO.JPG" width="181" height="100" /></a></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director &amp; CEO of KAMCO. </strong>Kuwait has to regain the trust of international investors. The capital markets need to be structured in a way that should abide by the most recent rules and regulations. The Capital Markets Authority is coming in very difficult times; it is late to be implemented after the crisis. The difficulty that they are facing is the time.</span></p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><a href="kuwait-capital-market-2012-cma-outlook-equities-bonds-0504.htm"><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px; float: left;" alt="Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director and CEO of KAMCO" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/2012/interviews/KAMCO/Sadoun-A.-Ali,-Managing-Director-and-CEO-of-KAMCO.JPG" width="181" height="100" /></a></p> <p style="line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, Managing Director &amp; CEO of KAMCO. </strong>Kuwait has to regain the trust of international investors. The capital markets need to be structured in a way that should abide by the most recent rules and regulations. The Capital Markets Authority is coming in very difficult times; it is late to be implemented after the crisis. The difficulty that they are facing is the time.</span></p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Kuwait Investment Sector to Further Suffer in 2012 2012-02-20T10:58:50+00:00 2012-02-20T10:58:50+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-investment-sector-to-further-suffer-in-2012.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <p><a href="kuwait-investment-sector-to-further-suffer-in-2012-2002.htm"><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px; float: left;" alt="Mr. Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director, Bayan Investment Company" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/2012/interviews/Bayan_Investment/Bayan-Investment-Company,-Mr.-Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-Chairman-and-Managing-Director.jpg" height="100" width="181" /></a></p> <p>Interview with Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director of Bayan Investment Company. Mr. Al-Mutawa offers his views on the Kuwait investment sector and the overall investment climate in Kuwait. Unfortunately, his comments are more negative than positive and so are the forecasts about the investment sector in Kuwait.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><a href="kuwait-investment-sector-to-further-suffer-in-2012-2002.htm"><img style="border: 0px none; margin: 5px; float: left;" alt="Mr. Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director, Bayan Investment Company" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/2012/interviews/Bayan_Investment/Bayan-Investment-Company,-Mr.-Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-Chairman-and-Managing-Director.jpg" height="100" width="181" /></a></p> <p>Interview with Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa, Chairman and Managing Director of Bayan Investment Company. Mr. Al-Mutawa offers his views on the Kuwait investment sector and the overall investment climate in Kuwait. Unfortunately, his comments are more negative than positive and so are the forecasts about the investment sector in Kuwait.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Islamic Investments in the Gulf 2010-04-01T02:31:24+00:00 2010-04-01T02:31:24+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/islamic-investments-in-the-gulf.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="islamic-investments-in-the-gulf.htm"><img src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/baytalmal/Suliman-N.-Al-Qimlas,-CEO-Bayt-Al-Mal-Investment.png" alt="Suliman-N.-Al-Qimlas,-CEO-Bayt-Al-Mal-Investment.png" title="Suliman-N.-Al-Qimlas,-CEO-Bayt-Al-Mal-Investment.png" style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" border="0" height="98" width="142" /></a></strong></h1> <p style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.6666660308838px;">Interview with Suliman N. Al Qimlas, CEO Bayt Al Mal Investment. </span>I believe 2010 will be a tough year globally and we will feel the pain from 2009.  Kuwait and the Gulf economies are based on oil and if oil prices stay where they are (around $80 dollars per barrel) we will be in good shape that also means a good future for Islamic Investments in the Gulf. The next question is what will the government do with this money?  We recently witnessed our economy shrink and 2010 is up to the moves made by the government and how they spend their money.  If they circulate the money effectively we can expect some nice growth that will benefit Islamic Investments in the Gulf.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="islamic-investments-in-the-gulf.htm"><img src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/baytalmal/Suliman-N.-Al-Qimlas,-CEO-Bayt-Al-Mal-Investment.png" alt="Suliman-N.-Al-Qimlas,-CEO-Bayt-Al-Mal-Investment.png" title="Suliman-N.-Al-Qimlas,-CEO-Bayt-Al-Mal-Investment.png" style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" border="0" height="98" width="142" /></a></strong></h1> <p style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6666669845581px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.6666660308838px;">Interview with Suliman N. Al Qimlas, CEO Bayt Al Mal Investment. </span>I believe 2010 will be a tough year globally and we will feel the pain from 2009.  Kuwait and the Gulf economies are based on oil and if oil prices stay where they are (around $80 dollars per barrel) we will be in good shape that also means a good future for Islamic Investments in the Gulf. The next question is what will the government do with this money?  We recently witnessed our economy shrink and 2010 is up to the moves made by the government and how they spend their money.  If they circulate the money effectively we can expect some nice growth that will benefit Islamic Investments in the Gulf.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Kuwait Investment Climate 2010-04-01T00:13:59+00:00 2010-04-01T00:13:59+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-investment-climate.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="kuwait-investment-climate.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-chairman,-Bayan-Investment-Company.png" alt="Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-chairman,-Bayan-Investment-Company.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-chairman,-Bayan-Investment-Company.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a> Kuwait Investment Climate, Bayan Investment Company, Chairman and Managing Director, Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa</strong><strong> </strong></h1> <p style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">We are living in a very difficult investment climate in Kuwait these days.  Kuwait stock market is depressed and so are Kuwait investment companies stock prices. Over 90% of land in Kuwait is owned by Kuwait and this makes it difficult to start any projects because its too difficult to obtain and licensing is nearly impossible.  With no real investment opportunities available in the private sector we hope with the new plan things will open up and Kuwait investment climate becomes better.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="kuwait-investment-climate.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-chairman,-Bayan-Investment-Company.png" alt="Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-chairman,-Bayan-Investment-Company.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/Faisal-Ali-Al-Mutawa,-chairman,-Bayan-Investment-Company.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a> Kuwait Investment Climate, Bayan Investment Company, Chairman and Managing Director, Faisal Ali Al-Mutawa</strong><strong> </strong></h1> <p style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">We are living in a very difficult investment climate in Kuwait these days.  Kuwait stock market is depressed and so are Kuwait investment companies stock prices. Over 90% of land in Kuwait is owned by Kuwait and this makes it difficult to start any projects because its too difficult to obtain and licensing is nearly impossible.  With no real investment opportunities available in the private sector we hope with the new plan things will open up and Kuwait investment climate becomes better.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Kuwait Asset Management 2010-03-31T17:37:15+00:00 2010-03-31T17:37:15+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-asset-management.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <p style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="kuwait-asset-management.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="kamco-asset-management-kuwait-sadoun-ali.png" alt="kamco-asset-management-kuwait-sadoun-ali.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/kamco-asset-management-kuwait-sadoun-ali.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a>Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, </strong><strong>CEO of KAMCO. </strong>KAMCO defines the financials in terms of short, medium, and long as it concerns the criteria of the asset.  Each one has its own business plan and investment policy that KAMCO has carefully defined in each area and monitor closely such as asset management.  Business is very important for KAMCO because a big portion of our revenue comes from surfaces. We are very attached to those companies and investment banking and asset management is very linked to the health of the economy.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="kuwait-asset-management.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="kamco-asset-management-kuwait-sadoun-ali.png" alt="kamco-asset-management-kuwait-sadoun-ali.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/kamco-asset-management-kuwait-sadoun-ali.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a>Interview with Sadoun A. Ali, </strong><strong>CEO of KAMCO. </strong>KAMCO defines the financials in terms of short, medium, and long as it concerns the criteria of the asset.  Each one has its own business plan and investment policy that KAMCO has carefully defined in each area and monitor closely such as asset management.  Business is very important for KAMCO because a big portion of our revenue comes from surfaces. We are very attached to those companies and investment banking and asset management is very linked to the health of the economy.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Islamic Fund in India, Kuwait Investments 2010-03-26T12:44:10+00:00 2010-03-26T12:44:10+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/islamic-fund-in-india-kuwait-investments.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="islamic-fund-in-india-kuwait-investments.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="kuwait-investments,-Dr.-Ali-Al-Shamali,-Ektettab-holding-company.png" alt="kuwait-investments,-Dr.-Ali-Al-Shamali,-Ektettab-holding-company.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/kuwait-investments,-Dr.-Ali-Al-Shamali,-Ektettab-holding-company.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a> Kuwait Investments, Chairman of Ektettab Holding Company and Al Madina Investment Company , Dr. Ali Al Shamali</strong><strong> </strong></h1> <p style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong>Ektettab Holding</strong> is a <strong>Kuwait investments company</strong> and it started the first shariah compliant fund that invested in India and this <strong>shariah compliant fund </strong>in <strong>India </strong>has been maintained for three years despite the crisis and shariah compliant fund it is one of the best performing funds in the region. We have an IPO fund as well under our asset management division. In the service sector, telecom is very important and it is the fastest growing sector in the world. We have created a business model where we are included in mobile services and we are replicating this internationally.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong><a href="islamic-fund-in-india-kuwait-investments.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="kuwait-investments,-Dr.-Ali-Al-Shamali,-Ektettab-holding-company.png" alt="kuwait-investments,-Dr.-Ali-Al-Shamali,-Ektettab-holding-company.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/kuwait-investments,-Dr.-Ali-Al-Shamali,-Ektettab-holding-company.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a> Kuwait Investments, Chairman of Ektettab Holding Company and Al Madina Investment Company , Dr. Ali Al Shamali</strong><strong> </strong></h1> <p style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><strong>Ektettab Holding</strong> is a <strong>Kuwait investments company</strong> and it started the first shariah compliant fund that invested in India and this <strong>shariah compliant fund </strong>in <strong>India </strong>has been maintained for three years despite the crisis and shariah compliant fund it is one of the best performing funds in the region. We have an IPO fund as well under our asset management division. In the service sector, telecom is very important and it is the fastest growing sector in the world. We have created a business model where we are included in mobile services and we are replicating this internationally.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Kuwait Islamic Investment Banking, Muthanna Investment Company 2010-03-24T12:47:19+00:00 2010-03-24T12:47:19+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-islamic-investment-banking-muthanna-investment-company.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="kuwait-islamic-investment-banking-muthanna-investment-company.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left;" title="muthanna-investment-company,-ali-al-mazooq,-islamic-investment-comany.png" alt="muthanna-investment-company,-ali-al-mazooq,-islamic-investment-comany.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/muthanna-investment-company,-ali-al-mazooq,-islamic-investment-comany.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a></h1> <p>Interview with Abdul Aziz Al-Mazooq. Muthanna Investment Company business model is based on a pure Islamic investment banking model focusing on Islamic investment banking activities including transaction advisory services, private equity transactions, real estate investments, and asset management activities like brokerage, equity research, and management of discretionary accounts.  It is a basic model Islamic investment banking model, the only thing that keeps Muthanna Investment Company going is focusing on several dimensions at once.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <h1 style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="kuwait-islamic-investment-banking-muthanna-investment-company.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left;" title="muthanna-investment-company,-ali-al-mazooq,-islamic-investment-comany.png" alt="muthanna-investment-company,-ali-al-mazooq,-islamic-investment-comany.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/muthanna-investment-company,-ali-al-mazooq,-islamic-investment-comany.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a></h1> <p>Interview with Abdul Aziz Al-Mazooq. Muthanna Investment Company business model is based on a pure Islamic investment banking model focusing on Islamic investment banking activities including transaction advisory services, private equity transactions, real estate investments, and asset management activities like brokerage, equity research, and management of discretionary accounts.  It is a basic model Islamic investment banking model, the only thing that keeps Muthanna Investment Company going is focusing on several dimensions at once.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Kuwait Investment Partner 2010-03-24T11:20:59+00:00 2010-03-24T11:20:59+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-investment-partner.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <p><strong><a href="kuwait-investment-partner.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="national-offset-company-kuwait-investment-partner-al-marzooq.png" alt="national-offset-company-kuwait-investment-partner-al-marzooq.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/kuwait%20offset%20company/national-offset-company-kuwait-investment-partner-al-marzooq.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a></strong>Interview with Mazen Madooh, General Manager of National Offset Company. National Offset Company is looking for serious investors that will be forthcoming with ideas or concept papers to establish successful offset ventures benefiting the contracted government body (like Ministry of Defence or Ministry or Electricity &amp; Water), which we classify as direct offset, or partner with Kuwait Investment Partner be it Kuwait private sector partner or civil entities in an indirect offset project. Both must ultimately achieve the Kuwait offset Program Goals, stated earlier (transfer of technology, job creation, and training opportunities for Kuwaitis).</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><strong><a href="kuwait-investment-partner.htm"><img style="margin: 5px; float: left; border: 0px none #000000;" title="national-offset-company-kuwait-investment-partner-al-marzooq.png" alt="national-offset-company-kuwait-investment-partner-al-marzooq.png" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/kuwait%20offset%20company/national-offset-company-kuwait-investment-partner-al-marzooq.png" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a></strong>Interview with Mazen Madooh, General Manager of National Offset Company. National Offset Company is looking for serious investors that will be forthcoming with ideas or concept papers to establish successful offset ventures benefiting the contracted government body (like Ministry of Defence or Ministry or Electricity &amp; Water), which we classify as direct offset, or partner with Kuwait Investment Partner be it Kuwait private sector partner or civil entities in an indirect offset project. Both must ultimately achieve the Kuwait offset Program Goals, stated earlier (transfer of technology, job creation, and training opportunities for Kuwaitis).</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> Kuwait Investment, Global Investment House 2010-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 2010-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 https://marcopolis.net/kuwait-investment-global-investment-house.htm Ben Novak editor3@marcopolis.net <p><strong><a href="kuwait-investment-global-investment-house.htm?Itemid=113" target="_self"><img style="border: 0px none #000000; margin: 5px; float: left;" title="maha-al-ghunaim-global-chairperson-managing-director_2.jpg" alt="maha-al-ghunaim-global-chairperson-managing-director_2.jpg" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/maha-al-ghunaim-global-chairperson-managing-director_2.jpg" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a></strong>Mrs. Maha Al Ghunaim, Chairperson and Managing Director of Global Investment House. Our main challenge is to reposition the Global Investment House brand. The weak macroeconomic environment impacted Global Investment House operations negatively and in 2008 Global Investment House recorded our first loss in the company’s history. We are now working to deleverage the company, while maintaining our clients’ trust.  Global Investment House has revised its strategy to focus on our asset management, investment banking and brokerage activities and enhance our products and services.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p> <p><strong><a href="kuwait-investment-global-investment-house.htm?Itemid=113" target="_self"><img style="border: 0px none #000000; margin: 5px; float: left;" title="maha-al-ghunaim-global-chairperson-managing-director_2.jpg" alt="maha-al-ghunaim-global-chairperson-managing-director_2.jpg" src="images/stories/kuwait_report/kuwait_interviews/maha-al-ghunaim-global-chairperson-managing-director_2.jpg" height="98" width="142" border="0" /></a></strong>Mrs. Maha Al Ghunaim, Chairperson and Managing Director of Global Investment House. Our main challenge is to reposition the Global Investment House brand. The weak macroeconomic environment impacted Global Investment House operations negatively and in 2008 Global Investment House recorded our first loss in the company’s history. We are now working to deleverage the company, while maintaining our clients’ trust.  Global Investment House has revised its strategy to focus on our asset management, investment banking and brokerage activities and enhance our products and services.</p> <p class="feed-readmore"><a target="_blank" href ="">Read More...</a></p>