IFA Hotels &
Resorts lists on
Kuwait Stock
Exchange
At a recent press
conference, Talal
Al Bahar, Chairman
and Managing Director
of IFA Hotels & Resorts
announced the company's
listing on the Kuwait
Stock Exchange.
"This listing is the first step of our
plan to list on other markets in the
near future. IFA Hotels & Resorts’ revenue
is expected to increase from US$ 157
million to US$ 625 million from 2005 to
2008, with profits increasing from US$ 13
million to US$ 173 million," said Al Bahar.
"IFA Hotels & Resorts’ brand acquisition and developer partnerships will continue into
the future as part of our growth strategy.
We are conscious that our success has
been built through mutually beneficial
alliances with our world class strategic
partners and we will carry on growing
these relationships."
"We have also listed IFA Hotels & Resorts on
South Africa's Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(JSE) in February 2006.We are confident of
our future plans to expand into markets in
the hospitality and real estate sectors in the
US, the UK, Croatia, Mauritius, the Maldives
and the Far East,” Talal Al Bahar added. |