He purchased the Torre Picasso skyscraper in Madrid. He also purchased the Epic Residences and Hotel in Miami, Florida. In July 2017, for its second edition of the AEF awards, the Spanish Association of Foundations awarded Amancio Ortega in the 2017 Philanthropic Initiative category. He also ...
In the 63 years since the discovery of oil fields, the UAE has turned from a poor region into a country with a high standard of living. Oil and gas exports provide up to 30% of the country’s GDP. The main hydrocarbon reserves are concentrated in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, while oil accoun...
Almarai currently has a plant in Dubai. Currently he’s the 6th richest politician in the world. I guess his dad and the Saudis are willing to spend a little more on him. 13. Abdulla bin Ahmad Al Ghurair Net Worth: $6 Billion In 2004, Abdulla was also appointed Chairman of the ...
Mistry was born on June 1, 1929, in Mumbai. His father, Shapoorji Mistry, worked for the family company, which the son joined in 1947. He led the company’s expansion into the Middle East, including Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Dubai, in 1970. It won a contract to build the Sultan of Oman...
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23 (SMM) – Alphamin CEO Boris Kamstra said the company has commenced construction of the Bisie tin mine and plans to finish construction of the $152 million worth project by the end of 2017. Alphamin to Ship First Tin Concentrate from Bisie Mine in 2019 ...
The other half of the conglomerate Orascom Construction which is an engineering and building firm is publicly traded on the Cairo exchange and Nasdaq Dubai. Aside from the businesses under his control, he has other assets which include stakes in cement giant Lafarge Holcim and sports kits manufactu...
as a jewelry business called Chow Tai Fook. It eventually expanded to other businesses and became Chai Tai Fook. New World Development now owns five high-end hotels around the world and properties in Hong Kong and Macau. It also owns Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan and the Sheraton Marina hotels....
nThe Emirates-based Gargash clan is well known in the business world. In the automobile sector, the Gargash family is the sole agent for Mercedes Benz in Dubai through Gargash Enterprises, whilst elsewhere, it is also involved in electronics, real estate, insurance, industrial development and ...
owns Pak-China Fertizilers, Schon Bank, Schon Textiles. He is known as the business leader of Pakistan. Also he is the first Pakistani to own a Rolls-Royce. Currently, he is working a project called ‘Dubai Lagoon’. He holds the 7th spot in the list of most richest people of ...
Somewhere in between that I spoke at a conference in Dubai and took a quick wonderful trip to Iran taking my countries visited total up to 99! Relationships – the less said the better but always learning and is more of a factor in my life than 10 years ago! However, there might be ...