Mahmoud Ashour Al-Jafaar,
CEO, Jibla Holding Company, emphasized that the
laws recently passed don not help make Kuwait a
financial and commercial centre. Rather, they
lack flexibility. He also confirmed the fact
that the Company will continue its business
through seeking investment opportunities inside
Kuwait and abroad. Jafaar also stated that a law
to be enacted soon, where such law would be
deemed as a spot of shame staining Kuwait face
and prejudice to freedom guaranteed by the
Constitution, as such law would prevent disposal
of property.
Jafaar indicated
that the State is in need for a new capital city
as the State master plan has been created since
1960 and failed to be developed to date despite
the lapse of fifty years now. We are in need of
comprehensive development not only covering
towers but also development that extends to
services, infrastructure and roads. The Capital
City suffers shortage of parking areas and heavy
crowd that congests it, which makes it unfit to
be the State Capital that strives to be a
financial and commercial centre, stressing the
necessity for compliance with designing a new
real estate plan keeping pace with modern
advancement and real estate renaissance
prevailing Kuwait.
With respect to
safety measures in towers, Jafaar said that no
safety measures are available. If a fire breaks
out, it would be difficult to rescue occupants
of such towers, which emphasizes the necessity
for having strict conditions in place in
connection with parking areas and back spaces
because these are a part of tower services
including the availability of infrastructure. In
connection with the Company strategy’s, Mr.
Ashour stated: "We create several local
economical entities through incorporating
specialized companies in various industries,
with added value and fixed returns in accordance
with objective methodological studies and market
demand as we establishing Fox International
Consulting Company with view of providing
professional services that would enhance and
promote the corporate performance as well as
Dhow Environmental Projects Company that aims at
engaging in various environmental projects
including pollution treatment of all types,
together with establishing an environmental lab
based on global standards and specifications".
He said.
"This growth and
expansion on local level led us to seek a safe
investment environment on the regional level
whereby Egypt was elected through raising the
capital of United Securities Brokerage Group
from Egyptian 5 Million to 10 Million Egyptian
Pounds through incorporating branches for the
Company in various Egyptian governorates, in
addition to finalizing phases of incorporating
our investment arm Giblah Holding Egypt to be a
key to enter the Egyptian market as well as
accessing the Industrial area in Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia under the umbrella of Al-Dhiyafa
Al-Ahliya Real Estate Company that constitutes
the beginning to enter Gulf markets” Mr. Ashour
added.
