Regulated by Dubai Financial Services Authority

Kuwait - 3 February 2015 - Global Investment House (Global) announced today the inauguration of its new premises in Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).                                                          

On this occasion, a reception was held in Dubai on Wednesday the 28th of January 2015 and attended by officials, businessmen and executives in addition to the company's board of directors and management.

Global Investment House DIFC Limited is a fully owned subsidiary of Global Investment House and regulated by Dubai Financial Services Authority. It offers advisory services and arranges credit or deals in investments in shares, debentures, warrants, certificates, options, units, futures, structured products, credit facilities and rights under a long-term insurance contract.

Maha Al-Ghunaim, Vice Chairman & Group CEO commented "Global DIFC marks a milestone in the future of Global as it strengthens our presence in one of the major capital markets in the region and provides us access to a wide investment banking transactions."

A lot is happening today in the United Arab Emirates on the investment banking front including stock listings, IPOs, restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, bonds and sukuk issuance among others. Recent issuances have clearly demonstrated that there exists an appetite for big ticket offerings and that the level of liquidity to support such offerings was also present in the market.

"Our regional presence, track record and vast experience coupled with market and industry knowledge will provide us with a competitive edge to compete on Investment Banking mandates." Al-Ghunaim added.

Al-Ghunaim concluded by thanking DFSA for their support and expressed her appreciation to DIFC which has successfully established itself as one of the leading financial centers within only a decade.

For further information:
Moustafa Zantout
Senior Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Global Investment House
Tel: +965 2295 1615
Fax: +965 2295 1638
E-mail: mzantout@global.com.kw

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