FIRST

Foreword

Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Message

HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amir of the State of Kuwait

Maintaining a delicate balance

HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (Profile)

Amir of the State of Kuwait

A mutually beneficial relationship

Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah

Minister of Information and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, State of Kuwait

The importance of open dialogue

Hani Hussein

Minister of Oil, State of Kuwait

An important sign of friendship

HE Frank Baker OBE

Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the State of Kuwait

A strengthening partnership

HE Khaled Al-Duwaisan GCVO

Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the United Kingdom

Message

Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Shared Sacrifices, common goals

Rt Hon Tony Blair

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Quartet Representative to the Middle East

Sharing skills and experience

Alderman Roger Gifford

Lord Mayor of the City of London

The best of friends

Dr Abdullah Bishara

Former GCC Secretary General and Coordinator of the British-Kuwait Friendship Society

Kuwait and Britain: lasting ties

Nick Lyne

Senior staff writer, FIRST

Strategic issues facing Kuwait

Ibrahim S Dabdoub

Group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait Group

Poised for a new era of growth

Nick Lyne

Senior staff writer, FIRST

Making more of gas reserves

Nick Lyne

Senior staff writer, FIRST

A private sector champion

Ali Mohammed Thunayan Al-Ghanim

Chairman, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Helping friends in need

Abdulwahab A Al-Badar

Director-General, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development

A well respected partner

Mohammed Saleh Yousuf Behbehani

President, Mohammed Saleh & Reza Yousuf Behbehani Company

Promoting science in the Gulf

Dr Adnan Shihab Eldin

Director General, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

Delivering on promises

Michel Accad

Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Bank

Bringing agility to logistics

Tarek Sultan

Chairman and Managing Director, Agility

A spur to investment

Diraar Y Alghanim

Chairman and Managing Director, Kuwait Financial Centre "Markaz"

The right global formula

Eduardo Eguren

Chief Exectuive Officer, Burgan Bank Group

A proud history of success

Anwar Abdulla Al-Mulla

Deputy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Al Mulla Group