Listings on the Kuwait Stock Exchange
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Telecommunication
Zain a cutting edge telecommunications operator provides data services to over 41 million customers in Lebanon, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, KSA and other countries . Zain was founded in the year 1983 in Kuwait, as the pioneer telecom operator covering the Gulf and is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange .Its strategic shareholding of around 50 % is held by Kuwait Investment Authority and Omantel.
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Since the year 2019 the telecom giant Zain announced that its network was in a position to launch fifth generation wireless technology (5G). It claimed to be the trail blazer in offering 5G technology in the Gulf region .The size of its fiscal operations and geographical digital coverage can be gauged from the fact that the operator was offered $ 1.3 billion for its Sudan segment.
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The dramatic arts have been traditionally revered in the Gulf and more so in Kuwait .
A trending soap in Kuwait sees Rawan Al-Sayegh, aka Rawan Mahdi a 30 year old actress of Iraqi descent , rise to stardom after her scintillating performance in the role of ” Farida” in a Netflix drama . The theme centers around a conservative period of Kuwait in “The Exchange” . The smug attitude of men considering themselves to be infallible and superior are invisible obstacles that two women encounter when they foray into a male dominated trading environment beset with fiscal intricacies. The global stocks ” Crash of 1997″ is interspersed into the drama to give a real life perspective.
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Stocks a Male Preserve
The Kuwait Stock Exchange has been an exclusive male preserve and the theme of the popular series is oriented around two women who challenge the hitherto conservative male dominated bourse. Survival is the name of the game where the brokers are males and tolerating their condescending glances is a revolting daily experience.
KSA Women not Far Behind in Stocks
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In a historic shift for Saudi Arabia’s financial sector was appointed the first woman to chair the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) , the largest exchange in the Middle East. Her appointment in 2017 signified a revolution in the Kingdom’s vision for gender inclusion in leadership.
Omani Women on Boards
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Samra Sulaiman Alharthy sits on the boards of Oman LNG, Qalhat LNG and Dubai Mercantile Exchange having previously worked at Oman’s sovereign wealth fund. Earlier she was a UK and eurozone economist at Standard Chartered in London. Oman’s stock exchange also appointed Mathla Saleh Al Shaqsi , a senior associate of investments at the Oman Investment Authority to the Board , amid a push to boost gender diversity within the Gulf’s business community.
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Egypt’s Hend El Sherbini accomplished an amazing feat with the help of Abraaj Group leading her lab company, Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, to an IPO on the London Stock Exchange valued at USD $ 668 million.
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Jordanian entrepreneur, Sarah Abu Rishah, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Financial Commerce from McGill University in Canada established Nuwa Capital in 2020. Her company supports startups with funding and consulting in all fields, helping them transform into giant companies.
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Huda Al Luwati, an entrepreneur from Oman, founded Aliph Capital in 2021, making it the first woman-founded private stock company in the Middle East. She holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and neuroscience from Brown University, USA. Forbes magazine ranked Omani entrepreneur Huda Al Luwati as one of the top 100 businesswomen in the Middle East in 2023.
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In the rapidly evolving world of AI-powered finance, few Arab women stand out prominently as does Amira Soliman, CEO and Co-founder of Time Guardian & Athar, leader of innovation in AI-driven crypto payments, DeFi-powered financial solutions and blockchain-secured digital assets transition Amira empowers businesses with seamless, secure and efficient financial transactions.
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Abeer AlAkel assumed her role as Acting CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla and is Founding CEO of the Cultural Oasis Regeneration Centre, where she focused on the sustainable regeneration and development of AlUla Cultural Oasis emphasising on education, training and agritourism to restore local communities and farmers. Her key projects include the roll out of the Journey Through Time masterplan and the Cultural Oasis District Public Realm Programme. Abeer Alakel is a graduate of Harvard Business School
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