The Financial Thread

[Garden city]

Originally Posted by asif iqbal

Why does everything have to be from a source? Are you that insecure otherwise you wouldnt ask.

what has the question got to do with insecurity? the reason i asked is because your post was a but ironical. Just because you stay in UK or have been there doesn't mean you have to get so emotional about it. Whether you agree or not, there is racism in UK ( by the way don't forget big boss ).

I think we had lot of crap about this CNN show. it is just their opinion and they want to push their opinion on us too. Lets just keep this thread clean as it is supposed to discuss about the financial sector in Bahrain.

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by B-Patriot

Either way, its very wrong... Women vote, run as Candidates for parliamentary elections... And horses most definately cannot vote

B-Patriot please stop horsing around

Either way doesnt matter who votes everyone in politics is a horses ass!

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by Garden city

what has the question got to do with insecurity? the reason i asked is because your post was a but ironical. Just because you stay in UK or have been there doesn't mean you have to get so emotional about it. Whether you agree or not, there is racism in UK ( by the way don't forget big boss ).

I think you meant Big brother, and yes I hate that programme it sucks. !

[Garden city]

Bahrain-based KFI bank plans billion dollar investments

Manama, Bahrain - The Bahrain-based Khaleej Finance and Investment (KFI) bank is considering more than a billion dollars worth of investments, the investment bank said Wednesday as it unveiled its new corporate identity, Capivest.

The bank's chief executive officer, Nabil Hadi, said during a press conference in Manama that over the next three years the bank is looking to invest 1.25 billion US dollars (930 million euros) in industrial projects in more than one region.

'We also plan to invest 400 to 500 million US dollars in the health care sector, and another 300 million US dollars in the financial industry,' he said.

Capivest will specialize in Islamic compliant investment activities. The bank adopted the new corporate identity as part of its strategy to go beyond local and regional boundaries and to establish partnerships and alliances on international levels.

Hadi said the bank plans to continue to take advantage of the unprecedented boom in the activities and projects of Islamic banks and financial institutions in Bahrain and the Gulf.

On Sunday KFI announced a partnership with Kuwait Investment Company (KIC) and Kuwait Finance House (KFH), also known as Baytak, to manage a 200 million US dollars Indian Private Equity Fund.

[Adel]

Originally Posted by Adel

MTC will relocate their headquarters from Kuwait to Bahrain. Their second option was Dubai.

Told you so in June 7th 2007


WE CHOOSE BAHRAIN!

By MANDEEP SINGH


MANAMA: Telecoms giant Zain will move its international headquarters to Bahrain, it was confirmed yesterday.

It selected Bahrain ahead of Dubai after already ruling out a move to the Dutch capital Amsterdam.

"I can confirm that the board has decided in favour of Bahrain," a senior Zain Bahrain official told the GDN.

"The exact details will be known in a few days and we hope to make a formal announcement soon.

"I have been in touch with our offices in Kuwait and can say there is tremendous excitement on the decision."

He said Zain International would move from Kuwait to Bahrain in January next year.

Chief executive Dr Saad Al Barrak had announced the move during a ceremony on September 8 to rebrand the MTC group to Zain.

Dr Al Barrak had said that the company's success in Bahrain was the prime motivator in giving the company the confidence to rebrand itself.

Sources said that Bahrain's liberalised telecoms sector swung the decision in its favour.

"For a company like Zain, now looking to become one of the leading players in the world, the move to Bahrain makes the most business sense," they said.

They added the decision had been communicated to the Bahrain government earlier this month, pending a formal announcement.

[zelterheist]

asif iqbal is a pakistani troll sitting in scotland, he also likes to troll in other less "civilized" forums that i wont mention.
he believes in cnn more than anything else and supports uk over bahrain and other arab/muslim countries. quite insecure himself?
of course that's why he has had to leave pakistan and move to scotland not even england.

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by zelterheist

asif iqbal is a pakistani troll sitting in scotland, he also likes to troll in other less "civilized" forums that i wont mention.
he believes in cnn more than anything else and supports uk over bahrain and other arab/muslim countries. quite insecure himself?
of course that's why he has had to leave pakistan and move to scotland not even england.

If you havnt got anything constructive to say why expose your nonsense lies

I said something if you dont like it or its not true then provide me with evidence such behavouir will makes me suspicous and reinforces my original point, clearly you have something to hide thats why u always go on a rant!

UK had something called a colonial past (if you ever heard of this term) thats we have a mutli-cultured system here something which clearly Bahrain doesnt have and you have no knowledge of, your comment was retarded even by your standrads

[Adel]

Originally Posted by asif iqbal

If you havnt got anything constructive to say why expose your nonsense lies

I said something if you dont like it or its not true then provide me with evidence such behavouir will makes me suspicous and reinforces my original point, clearly you have something to hide thats why u always go on a rant!

UK had something called a colonial past (if you ever heard of this term) thats we have a mutli-cultured system here something which clearly Bahrain doesnt have and you have no knowledge of, your comment was retarded even by your standrads

Bahrain is a multi-cultured society

[smussuw]

in what sense?

[B-Patriot]

In a relative sense i would say at the very least.... Aside from Dubai, what country in the immediate region affords expats the same freedoms we do... Its multi-cultured be virtue of being tolerant, and hence liberal... Allowing for some sub-cultures to exist that might not go hand in hand with the typical arab or gulf culture...

It is a multi-cultural society by virtue of its own diversity....

"A Financial Times published on 31 May 1983 found that "Bahrain is a polyglot state, both religiously and racially. Leaving aside the temporary immigrants of the past ten years, there are at least eight or nine communities on the island."

The present communities may be classified as: tribals, Arab tribes allied to Al-Khalifa including the Utoob tribes, Dawasir, etc; Bahranis, indigenous Shia Arabs; the Howala, Sunni Persians that migrated from the eastern shores of the gulf (in modern day Iran); Ajam ethnic Persian Shia; Najdis, non-tribal urban Sunni Arabs from Najd in central Arabia; Indians who traded with Bahrain and settled before the age of oil (formerly known as the Hunood or Banyan, Arabic: البونيان); a tiny Jewish community; and a miscellaneous grouping.''

That was said about Bahrain 25 years ago... It has tremendously grown since, no doubt... And the diversity spoken about has not diminished in any sense, if anything, only increased..

I hope you're satisfied with the answer, loll...

[asif iqbal]

B-Patirot why dont you speak facts rather than fiction. What you think when making such posts how daft do you think people are!

My original statment was made regarding the poor people in Bahrain who are Bahrain citizens have lived there for years. No one can seem to answer my orginal question yet feel the need to backpeddal and come up with some ridiculous posts which has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Bahrain is a multi-cultural society?? Do you know what multi-cultural means!

Bahrain goverment marginalise Shia comminites, they dont have running water and they are in worse conidtions than even poor countrys than Africa. Why Minister of Cabinet Affairs Shaikh Ahmed financed Bandargate scandal? Sunni goverment in Bahrain dont allow Shia in jobs and education why? you are scared of Shia becoming strong party in Bahrain and ask for thier peoples right? This is what is said I am not Shia nor do a support Shia but fact is fact and you need to face reality and answer the question rather than jumping up and down as if nothing is wrong-but for some reason I am not suprised.

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by Adel

Bahrain is a multi-cultured society

multicultural-1)-'multi-' is a combining form meaning more than one or two, 2)-'cultural' is the adjective of 'culture' - synonym: 'civilization

'multicultural' stands for many different 'civilizations' ~ 'nations'

for example "It was rather a multicultural society we grew up in." everyone see equal no one is better than the other

multiculturalism- "person characterized by accepting certain aspects of other cultures in accordance to their personality "

Multiculturalism is an ideology advocating that society should consist of, or at least allow and include, distinct cultural and religious groups, with equal status.

[smussuw]

and asif continues talking bs

[asif iqbal]

Thankyou very much for your insight into this matter.

[gulfexpress]

b-patriot, I have to agree that calling bahrain a multicultucral country would be far-fetched by any strech of the imagination. as for asif-iqbal, I'm sick and tired of hearing people bring up the suni are hogging everything the shia has a right to as much. let me tell you this, everyones ass is getting screwed there equally. and I need not metion that some are getting prizes by the UN for it! it's like what one friend said so vulgarly ,translate this to slang bahraini,"its like they're telling the people, (take that, without spit too!)"

[Elmahri]

Originally Posted by asif iqbal

B-Patirot why dont you speak facts rather than fiction. What you think when making such posts how daft do you think people are!

My original statment was made regarding the poor people in Bahrain who are Bahrain citizens have lived there for years. No one can seem to answer my orginal question yet feel the need to backpeddal and come up with some ridiculous posts which has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

Bahrain is a multi-cultural society?? Do you know what multi-cultural means!

Bahrain goverment marginalise Shia comminites, they dont have running water and they are in worse conidtions than even poor countrys than Africa. Why Minister of Cabinet Affairs Shaikh Ahmed financed Bandargate scandal? Sunni goverment in Bahrain dont allow Shia in jobs and education why? you are scared of Shia becoming strong party in Bahrain and ask for thier peoples right? This is what is said I am not Shia nor do a support Shia but fact is fact and you need to face reality and answer the question rather than jumping up and down as if nothing is wrong-but for some reason I am not suprised.

All what you say is a big lie.. come to bahrain and see the truth.
there is no fucking way that a bahraini house has no water.
Bahrain offers study for free you fucking idiot how come Shia are not allowed to study? What you are saying is just B.S.
I work in one of the biggest companies in Bahrain "Batelco" and i can tell you that 70% of the employees are shia, same thing with Alba, Bapco, GPIC, and the other big companies in the country.. if you wanna talk, talk about facts. what said in the CNN report was over. yes there are some poor people in bahrain but not the way they showed it in the report. and water, electricity, free hospitals, free schools are there for everybody and i dare you some one can deny this. which by the way i don't think you can get in your orignal country. and by the way telling people lies about how the bahraini government are scared of the shia being reach is ridiculous. For your information Al Aali who's the richest Family in Bahrain are shia, same thing with Jawad, Haji Hasan, Habeeb, Al Eraydh, Al Mosawi, Rajab Family, Al Khoor, and more and more of the billionaires of the Bahraini Shia.. This is the fact.
Why don’t you go to the Salamania Hospital or any other health center and see the number of the shia Doctors in there?

[Adel]

Originally Posted by Elmahri

All what you say is a big lie.. come to bahrain and see the truth.
there is no fucking way that a bahraini house has no water.
Bahrain offers study for free you fucking idiot how come Shia are not allowed to study? What you are saying is just B.S.
I work in one of the biggest companies in Bahrain "Batelco" and i can tell you that 70% of the employees are shia, same thing with Alba, Bapco, GPIC, and the other big companies in the country.. if you wanna talk, talk about facts. what said in the CNN report was over. yes there are some poor people in bahrain but not the way they showed it in the report. and water, electricity, free hospitals, free schools are there for everybody and i dare you some one can deny this. which by the way i don't think you can get in your orignal country. and by the way telling people lies about how the bahraini government are scared of the shia being reach is ridiculous. For your information Al Aali who's the richest Family in Bahrain are shia, same thing with Jawad, Haji Hasan, Habeeb, Al Eraydh, Al Mosawi, Rajab Family, Al Khoor, and more and more of the billionaires of the Bahraini Shia.. This is the fact.
Why don’t you go to the Salamania Hospital or any other health center and see the number of the shia Doctors in there?

There are only five or six Shia families that can come close to be called billionaires, but I can give you 5 Sunni famillies that can put them all in their pocket as we say, Kanoo,Gossaibi, Al Moaied , Fakhroo, and Zayyani.

[Elmahri]

Originally Posted by Adel

There are only five or six Shia families that can come close to be called billionaires, but I can give you 5 Sunni famillies that can put then in their pocket as we say, Kanoo,Qussaibi, Al Moaied , Fakhroo, and Zayyani.

yes Adel, you're right in that.. but this is not the point.
The point is the chances are equal for any bahraini to become rich or poor and it has nothing to do with the government to keep shia away from bieng rich or having power.
I really hate talking about Shia and Sunni as we are all bahraini and that what it matters, however i just brought this issue as a reply on Asif's accusations.
I dont know why he insist on to bring this issue but i'm sure that there is something behind it.

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by Elmahri

All what you say is a big lie.. come to bahrain and see the truth.
there is no fucking way that a bahraini house has no water.
Bahrain offers study for free you fucking idiot how come Shia are not allowed to study? What you are saying is just B.S.
I work in one of the biggest companies in Bahrain "Batelco" and i can tell you that 70% of the employees are shia, same thing with Alba, Bapco, GPIC, and the other big companies in the country.. if you wanna talk, talk about facts. what said in the CNN report was over. yes there are some poor people in bahrain but not the way they showed it in the report. and water, electricity, free hospitals, free schools are there for everybody and i dare you some one can deny this. which by the way i don't think you can get in your orignal country. and by the way telling people lies about how the bahraini government are scared of the shia being reach is ridiculous. For your information Al Aali who's the richest Family in Bahrain are shia, same thing with Jawad, Haji Hasan, Habeeb, Al Eraydh, Al Mosawi, Rajab Family, Al Khoor, and more and more of the billionaires of the Bahraini Shia.. This is the fact.
Why don’t you go to the Salamania Hospital or any other health center and see the number of the shia Doctors in there?

why dont you watch your fu$king mouth before barking like a wild dog, u are the ones who need to wiped off the planet because its ur type that i am talking about, next time before opening ur flithy sewer think!

Bahrain is not a multi-cultural society, its got poor people, houses dont have water or gas or even electricty and and who shall i belive a lyling retard like you or a fact based CNN video documentry I know which one most people would belive and i know u do too

fact is Bahrain is a 3rd world country with 3rd world laws, why dont u watch the Hola Gorani doc on CNN then come to defend ur so called multi-cultural society, as far as me coming to bahrain to see the "truth" i wouldnt even come if i needed a pi$$

[asif iqbal]

Originally Posted by Elmahri

yes Adel, you're right in that.. but this is not the point.
The point is the chances are equal for any bahraini to become rich or poor and it has nothing to do with the government to keep shia away from bieng rich or having power.
I really hate talking about Shia and Sunni as we are all bahraini and that what it matters, however i just brought this issue as a reply on Asif's accusations.
I dont know why he insist on to bring this issue but i'm sure that there is something behind it.

something behind it? I dont know bahrainis, i havnt been there and ive got nothing to do with bahrain but that doesnt mean i dont know the truth

I stated a fact, no one has a answer, that makes me suspicous and then my suspictions come true when i see people like you faking a argument and pretending to to bahrani and trying to show a different side to it and denying the facts


Bahrain Human rights report--Bahrain: 19 September 2007

"The Bahrain center for Human Rights (BCHR) is highly concerned regarding the objectives and negative effects of the campaign run by the Bahraini Authorities to discredit the BCHR as well as other known activists. The information distributed includes fabricated accusations of relations to acts of violence which occurred in Bahrain during the eighties and nineties, sympathizing with Iran and coordinating with neo-conservatives in the United States!! Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, president of the BCHR has been a main target of the Authorities' defaming campaign"

http://www.bahrainrights.org/bandargate

So whats this u going to say this is all lies and propoganda and many other like it, for some reason though I think u will but what could i expect from a person with a IQ of 0.


Amnesty international

http://web.amnesty.org/report2005/bhr-summary-eng