Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

 Projects Company (Holding), popularly known as KIPCO, is one of the premier investment holding companies in the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

 and North Africa

North Africa

North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...

 (MENA) region. KIPCO has substantial ownership interests in a diversified portfolio of companies in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, the Middle East, and the USA . The group focuses on two core business sectors - financial services

Financial services

Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,...

 and media

Mass media

Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

 & telecommunications. In addition, it has interests in the real estate

Real estate

In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...

, industrial

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

, and management

Management

Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...

 & advisory services sectors.

KIPCO subsidiaries

Financial Services

• Burgan Bank
  Burgan Bank
  Burgan Bank, established 1977, is a bank in Kuwait. It is a subsidiary of Kuwait Projects Company Holding and operates a network of 24 branches and over 100 ATMs. Burgan is one of the youngest banks in Kuwait. Burgan Bank recorded a profit of 74.8 million Kuwaiti Dinars for the year 2007, up 34%...
  
  
  • Algeria Gulf Bank
  • Jordan Kuwait Bank
    Jordan Kuwait Bank
    Jordan Kuwait Bank, a Jordanian public shareholding company, was founded in 1976 and has successfully evolved in to a major player in the Jordanian banking system over the last few years. The bank currently operates a domestic network of 52 branches and offices distributed throughout Jordan in...
    
     (JKB)
  • Bank of Baghdad
  • Burgan Bank Holding S.A.
  • United Financial Investment Company P.L.C.
• Gulf Insurance Company
  • Arab Misr Insurance Group
  • Fajr Al Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company
    • Al Hamra Insurance Company
  • Saudi Pearl Insurance Company
  • Arab Orient Insurance Company
  • Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company
  • Gulf Life Insurance Company
  • Syrian Kuwaiti Insurance Company
• United Gulf Bank
  • KIPCO Asset Management Company KSC - KAMCO
  • United Gulf Bank Securities Company
  • Tunis International Bank
  • Syria Gulf Bank
  • United Gulf Financial Services
  • North Africa Holding Company
• Kuwait Clearing Company

Media & Telecom

• Orascom Telecom Tunisie - Tunisia
• Asia Cell
  Asia cell
  Acia Cell Telecom Company, STC is an Iraqi telecommunications company that offers mobile phone services and Mobile Internet.- History :Asiacell, the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq, was established in the city of Suleimaniah in 1999....
  
   Telecommunications Company - Iraq
• Wataniya Telecom Algérie – Algeria
• PTC
• Wataniya Telecom Maldives
  Wataniya Telecom Maldives
  Wataniya Telecom Maldives , a sister company of Wataniya Telecom International, is the second mobile operator in the Maldives. The firm was issued a licence as the new mobile phone operator in February 2005. Wataniya Maldives was selected after a bidding process with three other companies...
  
  
• Showtime Arabia
  Showtime Arabia
  Showtime Arabia, as it was called to distinguish itself from its U.S. counterpart , was a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. It was a joint venture between KIPCO and CBS Corporation , CBS Corp being a minor partner...
  
   - UAE (formerly)
• Orbit Showtime
  Orbit Showtime
  Orbit Showtime Network, now officially branded as OSN, is a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. The platform is owned by Panther Media Group, and the company is registered in DIFC. OSN is a joint venture between the Kuwait-based KIPCO and Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid...
  
   - UAE
• United Networks
  United Networks
  United Networks is an Internet service provider and media distributor that was established in Kuwait on October 1, 2005. The company is a member of KIPCO and has several subsidiary companies.-External links:**...
  
  

Real Estate & Tourism

• United Real Estate Company - Kuwait
• Gulf Egypt for Hotels & Tourism Company - Kuwait
• Bhamdoun Real Estate Company - Lebanon
• United Building Company - Kuwait
• The Bahraini Kuwaiti Company for Tourism - Egypt
• United Building Company - Egypt
• Lebanese Real Estate Company - Lebanon
• United Gulf Realty Limited - Cayman Islands
• Al-Fujeirah Real Estate Limited - UAE
• Souk-Al Moutahida - Kuwait
• United Services and Maintenance Company - Egypt
• United Warehousing and Refrigeration Company - Kuwait
• United Theatres and Arts Projects Company - Kuwait
• Al Ranchech Company
• Kuwait Syrian Holding Company
• Lebanese Holding Company
• Kuwait Hotels Company

Health, Management & Advisory Services

• United Gulf Management Inc. - USA
• United Gulf Management Ltd. - UK
• Hunter Capital Group - USA
• United Projects Aviation Services Company - Kuwait
• Kuwait United Construction Management - Kuwait
• United Medical Services Company - Kuwait
• Al Maidan Clinic for Oral Health Services Company - Kuwait
• Kuwait Medical Services Company - Kuwait
• Advanced Technology Company - Kuwait
• International Health Services Company - Kuwait
• United Laboratories
• United Pharmaceutical Company
• Kuwait United Consultancy Company
• Pulsar Knowledge Centre Pvt. Ltd. - India

Industry

• Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff Company
• United Industries Company
• United Oil Projects
• United Fisheries of Kuwait
  United Fisheries of Kuwait
  United Fisheries of Kuwait operates in Doha and Shuaiba in Kuwait. Their business include shrimp fishing, processing, import and export of fresh and frozen fish products....
  
  
• Kuwait Chemical Manufacturing Company
• Hempel Gulf Group
• Salem Al Marzouk & Sabah Abi Hanna
• Al Sabbaya Ice Cream
• Kuwait United Catering & Restaurant Company