India-based IT Solutions firm adds to Group's sectoral expertise & geo spread

Amman, Dubai, February 22, 2015

Bahrain-based MBA Fakhro Group has announced the formation of Voyager IT Solutions, a Kerala, India-based company that will represent and spearhead the Group's expansion in the Internet sector. Brought in under the banner of MBA Fakhro Holding, Voyager will also offer business process outsourcing and software development services to global clients.

With this move, Voyager will manage a large number of MBA Fakhro Group-owned Internet ventures that are focused on emerging markets, as well as its Internet properties that are in various stages of development, besides the plans for future developments.

Mohammed Bin Adel Fakhro, Chairman of MBA Fakhro Group, said: "We welcome the team at Voyager IT Solutions into the MBA Fakhro Family, and I am confident that their expertise and experience will greatly aid the Group's Internet and IT / BPO ambitions. We are now in an enviable position having a leading presence in the Internet sector across various markets inthe Middle East, Africa and India."

"The Group's vision for Voyager is to drive it to a leadership position as the first truly Regional Internet Conglomerate, driven by the ownership and management of more than 100 Internet properties, some of which are already up and running. We also intend utilizing our combined expertise and reach to tap the Europe and North America markets, and have taken several strides in that direction since the launch of our first portal in 2003. Now, with the addition of Voyager, we are at the threshold of significant growth and expansion", he added.

MBA Fakhro Group's Internet properties include besides others :

-          Camerti.com  -Arabic video sharing website

-          Barasti.com - Arabic social bookmarking website

-          Dukakeen.com - Middle East-focused shopping and auctions portal (soon to launch)

-          Mofakro.com - Gulf focused job search & recruitment portal

-          GulfReader.com - English news website for the Arabian Gulf

-          Morces.com - Easy-to-use platform for creating mobile websites

-          SubmissionGate.com - Search engine optimization website

-          ArticlesBD.com and OpenArticles.com -Article-based websites focused on the US market

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About MBA Fakhro Group
MBA Fakhro Group is a Bahrain-based company that holds stakes in businesses having diverse interests across the broader region. These companies are united in spirit by their ideas towards business success - that success in business is achieved only if it results in solutions that help improve the lives of customers by offering them superior, long-term value, thereby maximizing their utility. 

MBA Fakhro Group at its essence, holds a sense of commitment to give back to the community of Bahrain by investing a part of its profits towards improving the lives of the people of the country.

For more information, please contact:
Sameh Hamtini
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai - UAE
T: +971 4 450 7600
E: sameh.hamtini@bm.com

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