To showcase signature projects Villamar @ the Harbour, Daheyat Al Areen, Downtown Al-Areen and Villa Royale

Manama, Bahrain, October 04 2009: Gulf Holding Company (GHC), a Kuwait-based diversified holding company, has confirmed its participation as Diamond Sponsor in Bahrain International Property Exhibition 2009 (BIPEX 2009), to be held at Bahrain International Exhibition Centre from October14 to 16. GHC will showcase its portfolio of investment products under its Signature Series, which covers the realty and infrastructure sectors. 

BIPEX, the Kingdom's premier property exhibition, which celebrates the best in architecture, urban planning and design, is expecting to outdo its 2008 performance when it attracted a record 13,500 visitors and 98 exhibitors from around the world to showcase urban development and infrastructural projects worth US $50 billion.

GHC will present scale modules of its mixed-use Villa Royale project in Morocco and provide updates on projects currently underway in Bahrain, including Villamar @ the Harbour, Downtown Al-Areen and Daheyat Al Areen.

Valued at US$650 million Villamar @ the Harbour is Bahrain's most advanced and exclusive residential complex at the landmark Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH). Spread over 35,900 sq m the project has five components - The Twisting Towers, Lifestyle Apartments, Terraced Villas, Terraced Podium and Sky Villas.

Downtown Al Areen is a sustainable mixed-use urban development with high tourism appeal that promises to attract a wide range of visitors to the country and region. Valued at US$ 300 million, the project is spread over 96,000 sq m in the heart of the Al Areen Development, a world-class leisure destination.

Daheyat Al Areen, with a total investment of US$700 million and spread across 245,000 sq m, boasts state-of-the-art commercial, residential and mixed-use development segments.

Villa Royale, GHC's latest offering, is located about 20 minutes from central Tangiers in the prestigious Royal Resort Cap Malabata and offers views of the Mediterranean coast as well as the Straits of Gibraltar, to the Spanish coast

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About Gulf Holding Company (GHC)
A diversified and trusted holding company, Gulf Holding Company (GHC) specialises in offering cutting-edge Sharia'h compliant smart, intelligent and value-driven investment products and services. It was launched in Kuwait in November 2005 at the beginning of a construction sector boom in the MENA region. This ongoing trend is supported by positive macro-economic factors, including rapid global integration and the regional governments' focus on enhancement of non-oil revenues.

GHC introduced 'The Signature Series' in 2006, a first-of-its-kind endeavour in the MENA region, which is a core component of its business model. The Signature Series ensures GHC and its investor's higher premiums and returns through the intelligent exclusivity quotient, along with a very strong differential.

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