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Maya Hardini Abboud, Banque Libano-Française Legal Business I started my career as a lawyer with diversified experience, before moving to Banque Libano-Française (BLF) in 2007 to start…
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Sultanate of Oman Legal Business Since the first shipment of oil out of Oman in 1967, the Sultanate’s economy has been largely driven by oil…
Lorenzo Bruttomesso, Oman LNG LLC Legal Business I am a multi-discipline corporate, commercial, projects (including financing), compliance, and oil and gas lawyer and I strive to be…
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State of Qatar Legal Business The State of Qatar is an independent emirate located along the western coast of the Arabian Gulf. Among its vast…
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Stephen Hibbert, Qatar Rail Legal Business I started with Qatar Rail in February 2012. As of August 2019, we have just opened the first metro line…
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Legal Business Despite Saudi Arabia often being compared to neighbours such as the UAE, the Kingdom stands alone in the region in…
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United Arab Emirates Legal Business Internationally, the Middle East is often seen – at least in a commercial sense – to revolve around the United…
Bruce McAlister, GE Global Growth Organization Legal Business I’ve been with GE just over 20 years. In that time, 14 have been in the UK and now over…
