thursday, february 4, 2016 local kuwait eyes investments...

L O C A LTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016

PARIS: France is an important destination forKuwaiti investments abroad both on the gov-ernment and private sector levels, KuwaitAmbassador to France Sammy Al-Suleimansaid yesterday. He stressed the importance ofboosting bilateral ties between both nationsin the economic and commercial fields.

This came in remarks during theAmbassador’s meeting with Chairman of theParis Chamber of Commerce and Industry(CCIP) Jean-Paul Vermes. The Ambassador saidthat the commercial exchange was at around$1 billion in 2014, stressing that both nationswere eager to boost the number.

Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti side is studyinga number of new investment projects inFrance, the diplomat said.

Suleiman offered an official invitation forFrench companies to take part in the FirstI nvestment Forum to be organized inKuwait on March 8-9, 2016. — KUNA

KUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait’s fastest-growing andmost developed telecom operator, announcedits sponsorship for the open day organized byAl-Nibras Model School for special needs, at theministry of interior’s camp on sixth ring road.

Corporate Communications’ team at VIVA dis-tributed gifts and prizes for more than 350 partici-pants. On this occasion, Ayman Al-Mutairi, SeniorCorporate Communications Manager at VIVA said:“Our corporate social responsibility toward the dif-ferent segments in the society is priority.

We strive at VIVA to support all the humanactivities inspired by the ‘Humanitarian Leader’ HHthe Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-

Jaber Al-Sabah.” VIVA is keen to continue itsongoing socially responsible role in the com-munity by spreading the spirit of goodnessamongst Kuwaiti society.

We believe at VIVA in taking a holisticapproach to our CSR activities, one thatengages our employees, and creates goodwillin our communities with a focus on helping togrow and develop the State of Kuwait. VIVA’sCorporate Social Responsibility ‘CSR’ activitiescan be reviewed on the company’s website athttps://www.viva.com.kw/csr . This offers adescription of each CSR initiative that VIVA hassupported, or taken on since its inception.

VIVA sponsors open dayfor special needs students

KUWAIT: The Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) decorated its head office buildingwith lights, Kuwait’s flag and pictures chosen from its annual calendar, and that incelebration of Kuwait’s National Holidays.

Kuwait eyes investmentsin France: Ambassador

PARIS: Kuwait Ambassador to France Sammy Al-Suleiman (right) is pictured with Chairman ofParis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) Jean-Paul Vermes. — KUNA

KUWAIT: Ahmadi Governorate kicks off celebrations of this year’s National Holidays with a two-day ceremony that starts today afternoon.Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah lauded the national holidays’ celebrations committee at the governorate fortheir two-month preparations for several activities which are set to take place during the event.