By Khalid Al-Zaid (with photos)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, July 4 (KUNA) -- Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the Zain Group for telecommunication Dr. Saad Al-Barrak affirmed here Friday that the group was aiming at worldwide recognition through development of telecommunication base in the countries under Zain's umbrella.
Al-Barrak told KUNA on the sideline of a conference to privatize the medial sector here that Zain had a four-year strategy to increase its operations and clients worldwide, calling on Arab governments to allow more economic freedoms in order to increase the welfare of Arab citizens.
Zain is working very hard to boost social and economic development, stated Al-Barrak, who revealed that the group was operating now in 22 states with about 50 million clients benefiting from Zain's services.
He indicated that Zain was looking to increase its clients' numbers to 100 million.
On Zain's participation in the medical conference, Barrak said that the group was interested in the integration of the medicine, revealing that Zain was backing up several medical students partaking in the event.
He affirmed that Zain always supported medical welfare, citing Zain Hospital at Kuwait's Sabah Medical Zone as a indication for such dedication.
Zain Group (formerly MTC or Mobile Telecommunications Company) is a multi-national corporation specializing in mobile telecommunications. Its area of operations include the seven countries in the Middle East, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, Sudan, and Lebanon as Zain touch, and in 14 sub-Saharan countries in Africa as Celtel : Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Copyright Kuwait News Agency 2008.
