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Kuwait’s $112 Billion Pension Fund Plans to Boost Investments
Aug.11 -- Meshal Alothman, director general at the Public Institution for Social Security, discusses his investment strategy for the fund and his asset allocation. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”
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Jazeera Airways Orders 28 Airbus Planes
Kuwait is finally reopening, after a year-and-a-half of stringent travel restrictions. This is good news for Jazeera Airways, which is looking ahead to expansion -- it just put in an order for 28 new jets from Airbus last week at the...
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Kuwait - Troops receive anthrax vaccinations
The United States has begun vaccinating its troops in Kuwait against anthrax, one of the germ warfare agents suspected to be in Iraq's arsenal of banned weapons of mass destruction.
Ext. Task force headquarters,
US Central...
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US troops compete in bridge building exercise in Kuwaiti desert
1. Sergeant shouts orders to start the bridge-building competition, the teams turn to go to work
2. Various of marines at work quickly getting bridge parts to assemble bridge
3. Marines start to assemble bridge
4. Wide shot of soldiers'...
Bloomberg
Alghanim: Youth Tsunami Presents Acute Issues in Mideast
Jan.20 -- Alghanim Industries Chief Executive Officer Omar Kutayba Alghanim discusses the challenges of generational change in the Middle East with Bloomberg's Tom Keene from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt Form Shuaa Target Markets
Feb.08 -- Shuaa Capital CEO Fawad Tariq Khan discusses the company's performance and expansion plans. He speaks with Tracy Alloway at the Milken MENA Summit on "Bloomberg Markets: Middle East."
Bloomberg
Kuwait Sees Narrower Deficit Next Year Even As Spending Rises
Jan.22 -- Kuwait has unveiled a budget proposal that forecast a 2.1% fall in the deficit this year, despite an increase in spending. As the finance minister said, the government remains committed to an economic overhaul that's largely...
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SocGen’s Soundardjee on Saudi Arabia Ambitions, Business Strategy
Feb.11 -- Richard Soundardjee, Middle East chief executive officer at Societe Generale, discusses his ambitions for the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, the impact of geopolitics on his business strategy and his outlook for oil...
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EM Insight: MSCI to Upgrade Kuwait to EM in 1H of 2020
Dec.19 -- Kuwait stocks beat peers in the Gulf this year, and MSCI Inc. will add the country to its main emerging-market stock index in the first half of 2020. Filipe Pacheco reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
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Vietnam, Bangladesh Markets Favored, Tellimer's Malik Says
Nov.28 -- Hasnain Malik, Dubai-based head of equity strategy at Tellimer, talks about Middle East and Asian stocks. He speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din and Tracy Alloway on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Outgoing Cypriot Foreign Minister holds talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart
On his last day in office, outgoing Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Christodoulides, holds talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in...
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RR0311/A Philippines: Terror
Manila, Philippines (recent): armed forces exhibition, Ministry of Defence, SOT: Angelo Reyes, (File: Zamboanga 30.01.02, File: US Embassy, Manila 28.01.03, File: Jolo, Basilan, April/May 2000, File: Ternate 17.02.03), tanks on streets...
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WRAP Ldrs arriving for summit on Iraq security; Rice, Al Moallem bites; presser
1. Exterior of Sheraton Hotel
2. Various flags of Iraq's neighbouring countries
3. Soldier in armoured vehicle
4. Police checkpoint
5. Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Nasser Mohammad Al Sabah, arriving
6. Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki,...
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GWT: Briefing from Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks
1. Wide shot of Brooks and reporters
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brigadier General Vince Brooks, US Central Command:
"Law and order is an important dynamic of a stable society, and much of law and order comes from the behaviours chosen by...
Bloomberg
The Tangible Impact of Low Oil Prices
Jan. 6 -- Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote and Elliott Gotkine report the impact of falling oil prices on various economies. They speak on Bloomberg Televisions On The Move. (Source: Bloomberg)
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USA: PENTAGON STUDY INTO ORIGINS OF GULF WAR ILLNESSES
English/Nat
A new Anglo-American study is ruling out a suspicious liquid found at a Kuwaiti school as a possible cause of the mysterious group of illnesses known as Gulf War Syndrome.
Pentagon officials unveiling the study on Thursday...
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GWT: US Military briefing
1. US Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks enters briefing room in Doha
2. SOUNDBITE (English) US Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks, Central Command (Centcom) spokesman:
"Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Operation 'Iraqi Freedom' continues this 8th day...
Bloomberg
Kuwait, Oman Cuts Push Oil to 18-Month High
Jan.03 -- Kuwait and Oman fulfilled production cuts promised in the OPEC agreement, driving prices to 18-month highs in New York. Bloomberg's Will Kennedy reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas."
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : French FM icalls for inclusive reconstruction efforts in Iraq
All regions of Iraq should benefit from reconstruction including Kurdish areas said Tuesday in Kuwait the French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian
Bloomberg
Relatively Positive on Dubai, Abu Dhai Stocks at Current Levels, Nomura Asset Says
Oct.04 -- Tarek Fadlallah, chief executive officer at Nomura Asset Management Middle East, talks about the region's interest rates and stocks. He speaks with Manus Cranny and Yousef Gamal El-Din on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East."
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Focus on Arab trade at Berlin conference
LEADIN:
German companies and institutions have been long-term business partners for the Arab world, and are well known in the region for their high-quality services.
Represenatives from business gathered in...
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Saudi, Kuwait Nearing Oil Field Accord
Dec.23 -- Kuwait and Saudi Arabia could reach an agreement by the end of this year to renew oil output in the shared neutral zone along their border. Bloomberg’s Zainab Fattah reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”
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Lebanon Needs Reforms to Exit Debt Crisis: Daman Investments
Jan.20 -- Ali El Adou, head of asset management at Daman Investments in Dubai, talks about Lebanon's bonds and the opportunities he sees in the region's markets. The yield on Lebanon’s next Eurobond to mature rocketed to more than 200%...
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Boursa Kuwait Making Changes to Meet With MSCI Requirements, Says CEO
Nov.07 -- Mohammad Al Osaimi, chief executive officer at Boursa Kuwait, discusses Kuwaiti equities, MSCI inclusion, the issues that have been raised by MSCI, what they’re doing to attract new investors and the Boursa Kuwait IPO. He...