QualityNet sponsored

‘KO Fighting Game

Festival’

Within its community services, theQualityNet Company; Kuwait’sprime internet service provider,

sponsored the 2nd international combatvideogames championship - ‘KO FightingGame Festival’ on September 24 and 25 dur-ing the Eid Al-Adha holiday at KIFCO’s Hall 8in Mishref. In this regard, the company’ssocial media networks official, Osama Al-Qadhi said that competitors played theworld’s most famous combat videogame;Ultra Street Fighter. He added that the cham-pionship was held under supervision ofWhitetowerq8; a group of ambitious Kuwaitiswho managed to contract with and bring ininternational professional gamers fromJapan, USA, UK, KSA, UAE Bahrain and CAP-COM who all competed for valuable prizessumming up to the total of $ 18,000.

W H AT ’ S ONTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2015

The Scientific Center’s chairman of board and CEO, engineer Mejbel Al-Mutawa’ announced that the center received over 25000 visitors during the Eid vacation. Al-Mutawa’ added that those numbers wereexpected due to the center’s unique location, joyful atmosphere and the facilities it provides.

KFH participates in

‘Beach Cleaning’

campaign

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) participated in cleaningup the beaches of Sulaibikhat in collaboration withEnvironmental Voluntary Mabarrah as part of the

bank’s social responsibility and its quest to keep the envi-ronment clean, green and healthy.

KFH aims at supporting the efforts of environmentalMabara and incarnating the concept of volunteerism.Mabarrah Chief Waleed Alfadhel, his Deputy WaleedAlshatti along with a number of the Kuwaiti youths alsoparticipated in the campaign amidst recognition andappreciation of the sea-goers and residents of the area.

As the campaign achieved its objectives in establishingthe principle of cleanliness and interest for the environ-ment among the participants, it also inspires KFH to con-tinue supporting such programs that serve the communityand spread awareness among people. KFH attaches greatimportance to the environmental issues in Kuwait, andcalls for boosting the synergy among all respective author-ities to keep Kuwait clean.

“As part of its efforts to keepmembers and the wider invest-ment community abreast with

key developments, CFA Society Kuwaitconducted yesterday a seminar on thechanging dynamics in the secondarymarket for private equity. With unprece-dented growth in private equity over thelast couple of decades, the secondarymarket has transformed from a niche, sel-dom used market to an efficient, compet-itive market that is widely accepted byinstitutional investors.

Mr Bernhard K Engelien, ManagingDirector in Greenhill Cogent’s Londonoffice and an adviser for institutionalinvestors and fund managers on privateequity secondary market transactions inthe UK, Continental Europe and theMiddle East, discussed key insights intomarket players and trends, various trans-action types and pricing drivers, as well astransaction processes in the Middle East.”

STECI golden jubilee inaugurated

Kuwait Parish of St Thomas Evangelical Church of India inaugurated its golden jubilee celebrations. The parish vicarRev Saji Abraham chaired the public gathering after the thanks giving service, held at NECK Church & Parish Hall onFriday, 25th September 2015 evening. The Presiding Bishop Most Rev Dr CV Mathew graced the occasion with his

presence and inaugurated the yearlong golden jubilee celebrations. Various projects undertaken by the parish as a part ofJubilee celebrations was presented by the project convener Mr George Varghese.

CFA Society Kuwait conducts seminar