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Global miner Anglo American is set to take control of De Beers, buying out South Africa’s Oppenheimer family in a $5.1 billion deal that ends the dynasty’s direct links to the diamond business after almost a century.
During a keynote speech at the ‘Resilience of Bahrain’s financial sector’ seminar at the Gulf Hotel Convention Centre, KFH-Bahrain (Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain) managing director and CEO Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat highlighted the major advantages of the Islamic banking and finance system and discussed the future directions of the industry.
Bahrain Startup Weekend, organised by Batelco in co-operation with Tenmou, is attracting much interest from aspiring entrepreneurs and skilled professionals of all ages, with many participants already signed up for the event.
