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-ForewordbytheHeadoftheDelegation&ThePresidentoftheArabHellenicChamber ofCommerce&DevelopmentMr.ChristosFolias.............................................................. 2

-ThankyouAddresstotheesteemedSponsorsbythe SecretaryGeneraloftheAHCCDMr.MohamedElkhazmi.................................................. 3

-ListoftheBDMembersoftheAHCCD............................................................................... 4

-ProfileoftheAHCCD........................................................................................................... 5

-IntrocuctiontotheU.A.E........................................................................................................

-AgreementsbetweentheUAE,KUWAIT&GREECE.........................................................

- IntroductiontoKUWAIT........................................................................................................

-StatisticaldataaboutU.A.E.&KUWAIT............................................................................

- IntroductionaboutGreeceinArabic....................................................................................... -AirlineRoutingoftheDelegation&Accommodation............................................................

-UsefulcontactsinU.A.E.&KUWAIT...................................................................................

-ListofParticipants.............................................................................................................. 28

Foreword of the Heads of the Delegation

Ladies&Gentlemen

It’sarealpleasureandhonorfortheArab-HellenicChambertowelcomeyouonthisbusinessmissiontotheUAE&Kuwait.Anhonorbecauseyourparticipationinthisbusinesstripisaproofofyourconfidenceto

theeffortsofourChambertoenhancebusinessrelationsbetweenGreeceandtheArabworldingeneral,andinthiscase,withtheUAE&Kuwaitinparticular.

Ialsowouldliketothankallthosewhohaveentrustedusandcontributedtomakethisvisitfeasible.WehavemanyyearsofprofitablebusinessrelationsbetweenGreeceandtheUAE&Kuwait,reflectingourcommonheritageofcooperation.Thisrelationshaveproducedandsustained jobs for thebusinesscommunity inGreece,Kuwait& theUAEandopenednewhorizonsfornewbusinessopportunitiesflourishingwithprosperityandstability.

IhopeeachparticipantmemberwillenjoythisuniqueopportunitytoexperiencefirsthandthebestvenuestoacquaintthebusinesscommunityintheUAE&Kuwaitwiththeirgoodsandservices,andforthelatterstobecomefamiliarwiththefineGreekbrands,sincealltheparticipant companies represent a broad range of products and services demonstrating theabilityoftheGreekIndustry.

TheArab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development is developing a flexible andinnovative approach in providing useful feedback at the disposal of its members and theparticipantsofourTradeMissionsandwecordiallyinvitethemtofeelfreeandbenefitfromit.

MayIseizethisopportunitytowishallparticipantsthebestofsuccessandheartfeltwishesforalongtermandfruitfulcooperationwithyourbusinesscounterparts.

Mr. Christos Folias

PresidentoftheArab-HellenicChamberofCommerce&Development

Thank You Address to the esteemed Sponsors by the Secretary General of the AHCCD Mr. Mohamed Elkhazmi

OnBehalfoftheArabHellenicChamberofCommerce&DevelopmentIwouldliketothankouresteemedsponsor(s)fortheirgreatcontribution

tomakethisbusinessdelegationtoUAE&Kuwaitisrealized,thismissionwillcreatepositiveprospectsandthenewbusinessopportunitieswhichwillhelptosupporttheGreekbusinesscommunityinGreece.

DearSponsorsbysupportingthiseventyouhaveparticipatedinhelpingourmembersandnonmemberstoinitiatenewcommercialpartnershipsinauniquebeneficialwayinUAE&Kuwait.

TheactivitiesoftheChamberduringthiscurrentyearwillpositivelyreflecttheunprecedentedopportunitiesthatarebeforeus,andwilltrytosatisfythegrowingneedtobemorecreativeinourworkunderthenewvisionofthe\BoardofDirectors.

Therefore,IencourageallofyoudearSponsorsaswellastheMembersandnonMemberstobepartoftheChamber’eventsandtocontinuesponsoringouractivities.

I am confident that carrying on this commercial activitywill eventually prove to be themostrewardingtoallofus, thanksonceagainforyoursupport,constantpositiveresponse,andwillingnesstoassisttheChambergoahead.Pleaseacceptmyenormousutmostfeltheartappreciation.

BD Members of the AHCCD elected on 20/10/2010

1. Mr. CHRISTOS FOLIAS PresidentofAHCCD2. Mr. FAROUK JOUD 1stVicePresidentofAHCCD3. Mr. TZORTZATOS PANAGIOTIS 2ndVicePresidentofAHCCD4. Dr. SALEH JALLAD 3rdVicePresidentofAHCCD5. Mr. ANTAR BANTALI 4thVicePresidentofAHCCD6. Mr. JOSEPH SAMAAN 5thVicePresidentofAHCCD7. Mr. KATZOURAKIS STILIANOS TreasurerofAHCCD8. Mr. MOHAMED ELKHAZMI SecretaryGeneralofAHCCD9. Mr. KONTOVEROS CHRISTOS MemberofB.D.&E.C.ofAHCCD10. Dr. EMAD SHEHAB MemberofB.D.&E.C.ofAHCCD11. Mr. ILIAS SOVATZIDIS MemberofB.D.&E.C.ofAHCCD12. Mr. JAMAL EL DINE HAJIR MemberofB.D.&E.C.ofAHCCD13. Mr. SPANOUDIS EMMANUEL MemberofB.D.&E.C.ofAHCCD14. Mr. RASHED NASER SRAIYA AL KAABI MemberofB.D.E.C.ofAHCCD15. Mr. GERONIKOLAS CHARIS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD16. Mr. FAKERY ABDEL QADER AL ATRASH MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD17. Mrs. KALAITZI-BOUBOURA DESPINA MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD18. Mr. AL-MAWLADI AL-AYARI MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD19. Mr. KAMETAS YANNIS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD 20. Mr. HAMAD RASHID ALNUAIMI MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD21. Mr. KYRIAKOPOULOS PANOS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD22. Mr. HUMEID MOHD. BIN SALEM MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD23. Dr. METAXOTOS NIKOLAOS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD24. Mr. HISHAM ABDULAZIZ ALSAYED MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD25. Mr. MICHALOPOULOS ALEXANDROS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD26. Mr. SALEH AL TOAIMI MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD27. Mr. PAPAPANAGIOTOU ATHANASSIOS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD28. Dr. MOHAMAD BIN IBRAHIM AL TWAJIRY MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD29. Mr. RAHIMI N. KAMAL MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD30. Mr. ALI MOHAMAD ABDALLAH ALGHORAYED MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD31. Mr. RODOUSAKIS KYRIAKOS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD32. Mr. HENRY HAFEZ MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD33. Mr. SAVVAKIS ILIAS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD34. Mr. JAAFAR RASSOL JAAFAR AL GHRAIRI MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD35. Mr. TSAKTANIS MARKOS MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD36. Dr. GHASSAN KOUCHAKJI MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD37. Mr. WEISS ABDUL AZIM MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD38. Mr. XEZONAKIS GEORGE MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD39. Mr. FATHY MOURSY MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD40. REP. FEDERATION OF MOROCCIAN CHAMBER MemberofB.D.ofAHCCD

PROFILE OF THE ARAB HELLENIC CHAMBEROF COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT

The Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development is a non-profit organizationestablished,byGreekLawNo.990,onDecember1st,1979,followedbyPresidentialDecreeNo.421ofApril1981,undertheumbrellaoftheMinistryofDevelopment,withstronglinkstoallArabChambersofCommerce.ItsHeadOfficeislocatedinAthens.TheChamberbeganitsactivitiesinMarch1981,governedbyaBoardofDirectorscomposedof40BoardmembersequallybalancedbetweenGreeksandArabs.

ObjectivesThescopeoftheChamberistodevelopandpromotetheeconomicrelations,especiallyinthefieldsofCommerce,Industry,Agriculture,Technology,Culture,Education,TourismandJointInvestment,betweenGreeceandtheArabWorld.

Activities-OrganizationofGreekBusinessdelegationstoArabcountries&HostingofArabbusinessdelegationsvisitingGreece.

-OrganizationofArabGreekEconomicForums,Conferences,Exhibitions,Seminars,WorkShops,businesslunches&dinners.

-CulturalactivitiessuchasteachingofArabicLanguagetotheGreekBusinessCommunityinadditiontotheorganizationofCrossCulturalWorkShops.

Services-Publishingofeconomicstudies,reportsandstatisticalinformationconcerningtheArabGreekrelations.

-MonthlybusinessbulletinsinEnglish,Arabic&Greek,withbusinessproposalsfromtheAraborGreekcompanieslookingforcontactsorpartnersinGreeceorintheArabcountries.

-Providingthememberswithanybusiness&Economicinformationneeded.-LegalizationofallthedocumentationrelatedtotheGreekexportstotheArabmarkets.-TranslationDepartmentprovideshighqualitytranslationofGreek,Arabic&English.-Matchmaking&NetworkingbetweenthebusinesscommunitiesfrombothendsB2B.- Help Desk to promote exports & investments for both the Arab & Greek businesscommunities.

-WebsiteinthreelanguagesGreek,Arabic&Englishcontainingplentyofinformation,Reports&Newstoallvisitorswww.arabgreekchamber.gr

Foranyfurtherinformationpleasedonothesitatetocontactus:180-182,KifissiasAvenue,15451NeoPsychico,Athens,GreeceTel:+30210671110/6726882/Fax:+302106746577e-mail:[email protected]/www.arabgreekchamber.gr

Introduction to the United Arab Emirates

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

COUNTRY PROFILE The UnitedArab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah,Ajman,Ummal-Qaiwain,Ra’sal-KhaimahandFujairah)thatwasformedin1971.

• Country name: UnitedArabEmirates(UAE)orDawlatalImaratalArabiyyaalMuttahidah

• National Day: 2December• Time: fourhoursaheadofGMT• Currency: Emiratidirham(DhorAED)• Exchange rate:Dh3.67perUSdollar.TheUAEdirhamhasbeenofficiallypeggedtothe

USdollarsinceFebruary2002• Flag:threeequalhorizontalbandsofgreen(top),andblackwithawiderverticalredband

onthehoistside.

GEOGRAPHYSituatedtowardsthesouth-eastoftheArabianPeninsula,theUAEisaroughlytriangularlandmasswhosecoastlinesfromthesouthandsouth-easternshoresoftheArabianGulfandpartofthewesternshoresoftheGulfofOman.TheUAEthusoccupiesastrategiclocationalongsouthernapproachestotheStraitsofHormuz.TheUAEalsohaslandborderswithOmanandSaudiArabia.

• Latitude/Longitude:approx.from26.08°N;55.5°to58.37°E• Area:approximately82,880squarekilometers.AbuDhabiaccountsfor87percentofthe

country’stotallandmass.• Coastline: priortoconstructionofDubaiPalms`andotherschemes,thecoastlineofthe

UAEwasapproximately1318kilometers.Landreclamationprojectsareextendingthisfiguresothatthenewcoastlinelengthisyettobedefined.

• Climate: theUAEenjoysadesertclimate,warmandsunny inwinter,hotandhumidduring the summer months. Average rainfall is 100mm annually although it variesconsiderablyacrossthecountry,withhigherrainfallintheeasternmountains,whereitisalsogenerallycooler.

• Topography:alow-lyingcoastalplainmergesintotherollingsanddunesoftheRubal-KhalidesertwithruggedmountainsalongtheUAE`seasternborderwithOmanandinthenorth.

• Elevation extremes: thecountry’s lowestpoint isatseal levelanditshighestpoint is1527metersatJebalYibir.

• Natural resources:theUAE`smstimportantnaturalresourcesareoilandnaturalgas,,orethan90percentofwhicharelocatedinAbuDhabi.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TheUAEenjoysahighdegreeofpoliticalstabilityandistheonlystateintheArabworldtohaveaworkingfederalsystemthathasstoodthetestoftime.

• Political system: Afederationwithspecificareasofauthorityconstitutionallyassigned to theUAEFederal

Governmentandotherpowersreservedformemberemirates.• Constitution: Adoptedprovisionallyon2December1971,madepermanentin1996.• The Federal Supreme Council(FSC): TheFSC,thehighestconstitutionalauthorityintheUAE,hasbothlegislativeandexecutive

powersandismadeupoftherulersofthesevenemirates.• President:HHSheikhKhalifabinZayedAlNahyan,RulerofAbuDhabi• Vice President & Prime Minister:

HHSheikhMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoum,RulerofDubai• Deputy Prime Minister:HHSheikhSultanbinZayedAlNahyan• Deputy Prime Minister:HHSheikhHamdanbinZayedAlNahyan

ThePresidentandVicePresidentar electedby theFederalSupremeCouncil forfive-year terms,while thePrimeMinister andDeputyPrimeMinister ar appointed by thePresident.

• Cabinet:CouncilofMinistersnominatedbyPrimeMinister,appointedbythePresident• Federal National Council (FNC):theFNChasbothalegislativeandsupervisoryrole.

Lts40membersaredrawnfromeachemirate,halfofwhomareindirectlyelected.22.5%ofFNCmembersarewomen.

• Federal Judiciary: independent judiciarywith theFederalSupremeCourt at its apex(judgesareappointedbytheFederalSupremeCouncil)andalsoincludesCourtsofFirstInstance.

• Legal system: inaddition to thefederalcourtsystemintroduced in1971,allemirateshave secular courts to adjudicate criminal, civil, and commercialmatters, and Islamiccourtstoreviewfamilyandreligiousdisputes.

• Administrative divisions: each of the seven emirates has its own government withrespectivemunicipalitiesanddepartments.

• Foreign policy: TheUAE`sforeignpolicyisderivedfromasetofguidingprinciples,amongstwhichareadeepbeliefintheneedforjusticeininternationaldealingsbetweenstates,includingthenecessityofadheringtotheprincipleofnon-interferenceintheinternalaffairsofothersand thepursuit,wheneverpossible,ofpeaceful resolutionofdisputes, togetherwithasupportforinternationalinstitutions,suchastheUnitedNations.

• Foreign aid: theUAEhasprovidedoverUS$70billioninloans,grantsandassistancefor development projects in some 100 countries. The UAE has also been a majorcontributorofemergencyrelieftoregionsaffectedbyconflictandnaturaldisastersbothatagovernmentallevalandthroughNGOs.SuchastheUAERedCrescentSociety.

THE PEOPLE

Emiratesareatolerant,forward-lookingpeoplewithastrongsenseoftradition.Theenjoyahighstandardofliving,includingwell-developededucationandhealthservices.Effortsarebeingmadetodevelophumanresources,effecttheempowermentofwomenandprovidesocialwelfaretothemorevulnerableinsociety.

• Population: 4.488(2007);4.76million(est.2008);5.06million(est.2009)• Nationals:864,000(est.2007)• Non-nationals:3.62million(est.2007)• Males:3.08million(est.2007)• Females: 1.4million(est.2007)• Population under 15 years:862,991(est.2007)• Annual population growth rate:6.31%(est.2008-2009)• National population growth rate:3.4%(est.2008-2009)• Most populated emirate:AbuDhabiwith1.493millionpeople(est.2007)• Least populated emirate: Ummal-Qaiwainwith52,000inhabitants• Language: Arabic• Religion:Islam;practiceofallreligiousbeliefsisallowed• Life expectancy at birth: 78.5years• Under-five mortality rate: approx8per1000livebirths• New-born(neonate)mortality: 5.54per1000• Infant mortality rate: 7.7per1000• Maternal mortality rate:0.01forevery100,000• GDP per capita:Dh162,000(2007)• Percentage of women students at the UAE University: 75%• Percentage of UAE women in labour force:approx.30%• School enrolment: 648,000 students in 1259public andprivate schools (2007 /08), of

whichoverhalfarefemale.• No. of government and private universities:approx.60• Illiteracy rate:7%• Social security:in2008theGovernmentallocatedoverDh2.2billioninfinancialassistance

to16vulnerablesectionsofsociety.• UN Human Development Index ranking:39outof177countries(2008)• Human rights conventions to which the country is a party:InternationalConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofRacialDiscrimination;InternationalCovenantonCivilandPoliticalRights;ConventionontheEliminationofAllFormsofDiscriminationAgainstWomen;ConventionontheRightsoftheChild;ProtocoltotheConventionontheRightsofPersonwithDisabilities;Signatoryto theArabCharter onHumanRights;UnitedNationsConvention againstTransnational

OrganizedCrime.• Labour rights conventions to which the country is a party:

Eliminationofforcedandcompulsory labour-Convention29;Eliminationofforcedandcompulsorylabour-Convention105;Eliminationofdiscriminationinrespectofemploymentandoccupation-Convention182.

ECONOMY

TheUAEhasavibrantfreeeconomywithasignificantannualtradesurplus.Successfuleffortshavebeenmadetodiversifyawayfromdependenceonoilnadgasexportsandasolidindustrialbasehasbeencreatedtogetherwithaverystrongservicessector.Theestablishmentoffreezoneshasbeenanimportantfeatureofthisdiversificationpolicyandreformofpropertylawshasgivenamajorboosttorealestateandtourismsectors.

• Fiscal year: 1Januaryto31December• GDP:Dh729.73billion(2007,currentprices)• Real GDP growth rate:5.2%(2007)• Non-oilsectorcontributiontonominalGDP:64.1%(2007)• Industries: oil & gas, petrochemicals, aluminum, cement, ceramics, ship repair,

pharmaceuticals,tourism,transport,realestate,financialservices• Oil exports:2.2millionbarrelsofcrudeoilperday,world’sthirdlargestexporterofcrudeoil• Oil reserves:97.8billionbarrels,sixthlargestintheworld,ofwhichAbuDhabiholds92.2

billionbarrelsor94%.• Natural gas reserves:6trillioncubicmeters,fifthlargestintheworld• Total exports FOB:Dh664.34billion(est.2007)• Free-zoneexports:dh83.7billion(est.2007)• Re-exports:Dh228.7billion(est.2007)• Total Imports(FOB):Dh428.19billion(2007)• Value of oil exports:Dh261.42billion• Value of gas exports:Dh28.5billion• Weekend: Friday and Saturday for government institutions, many private companies

operateasix-dayweek

INFRASTRUCTURE

Commercialandresidentialareas,touristfacilitiesandindustrialzonesarebeingbuiltonanunprecedentedscaleandcorrespondinginvestmentistakingplaceinroodandrailnetworks,airportsandports,telecommunications,electricityandwaterplants,hospitalsandeducationalfacilities.Todate,theGovernmenthasinvestedheavilyininfrastructuredevelopment,butithasalsoopenedupitsutilitiesandotherinfrastructuretogreaterprivatesectorinvolvement,somuchsothatpublic-privatepartnershipsarenowthenorm.

• Telecommunications: thrivingderegulatedmarket,modernfiber-opticintegratedservices;digitalnetworkwithhighestmobilephonepenetrationintheArabworld.

• International country code:971• Internet country code:ae• Fixed line penetration rate:30%Mobilephonesubscribers:9.2million(est.2008)• Internet subscribers:1.15million(est.2008)• Main Ports:MinaZayed, JebelAli,MinaRashid, Fujairah,Khor Fakkan,Mina Saqr,

Sharjah.Abu Dhabi is building a major new port, Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone, atTaweelah.

• International airports:7• Available electricity generating capacity:16,670MW(UAE,2007)

• Electricity generating capacity Abu Dhabi:8000MW(2007)• Electricity generating capacity Dubai:5500MW(2007)• Annual peak demand forecast Abu Dhabi:18,574MW(2010)• Water production Abu Dhabi:626MIGD(2007)• Water consumption:averageof550litersperday

Source:United Arab Emirates Yearbook 2009

Agreements Between U. A. E. & Greece

There are agreements in the Economic, Cultural and Technical Cooperation as well as inAirlines.Therearealsootherfewtobefinalizedinthesectorsof:Maritime,Tourism,InvestmentProtection&AvoidanceofDualTaxation.

1) Bilateral Agreement for Economic, Cultural and Technical Co-operation, signed on21/06/1976.

2) AirservicesAgreement,signedon04/07/20113) AgreementConcerningMilitaryCooperation,signedon08/06/2009.4) MemorandumofUnderstandingonPoliticalConsultations,signedApril2010.5) MemorandumofUnderstandingontheEstablishmentofaJointCooperationCommittee,

signedon20/04/2011.6) BilateralAgreementofCooperationintheTourismfield(notsignedyet).7) AgreementfortheAvoidanceofdoubleTaxationandthePreventionofFiscalEvasion

withrespecttotaxesonIncomeandonCapital(underratification).8) AgreementonCooperationinthefieldofTourism(underratification).9) MemorandumofUnderstandinginthefieldofHigherEducationandScientificResearch.

(underratification).10) AgreementonMaritimeTransport(underratification).11) Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Recognition of Driving Licenses (under

ratification).12) AgreementofJudicialAssistanceinCivilMatters.(underratification).13) AgreementonthePromotionandProtectionofInvestments.(notsignedyet).

Agreements between Kuwait & Greece

1) Agreementfortheavoidanceofdoubletaxationandthepreventionoffiscalevasionwithrespecttotaxesonincomeandoncapital,signedon20/04/2005.

2) AgreementconcerningInternationalRoadTransportofPassengersandGoods,signedon12/10/1982andisinforceon26/09/1986.

3) AgreementfortheEconomicandTechnicalCo-operation,signedon19/01/2010(underratification).

4) AgreementonthePromotionandReciprocalProtectionofInvestments.Thisprocessisfrozen.

5) AgreementonCooperationinthefieldofTourism.(underratification).

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State of Kuwait

Location:ThestateofKuwaitislocatedintheMiddleEast,intheNorthernpartoftheArabPeninsula(betweenlatitudes28o.30’and30o.06’Northtotheequatorandbetweenlongitudes46o.30’and48o.30’EasttoGreenwich.ItisborderedintheEastbytheArabianGulf,intheSouthandSouth-WestbytheKingdomofSaudiArabia,andintheNorthandNorth-WestbyIraq.Kuwaithasseveralislands,thebiggestofwhichisBobyan,andthesmallestisFailaka,whichisdistinguishedwithitsancientmonuments,andisrelativelyinhabited.

Population: Thetotalnumberofpopulationasper2009censuswas(3,440,000)

Area: ThetotalareaoftheStateofKuwaitis17,820squarekilometers,withapopulationdensityofabout(139)persquarekilometer.

Weather:TheweatheroftheStateofKuwaitis tropicalduetoits locationinthedesertgeographicalregion.Theweatherisdistinguishedwithalongdryhotsummerwithtemperaturereachingsometimesupto50oCinshadowareasandashortwarmwinter,mostlyrainy.

Kuwait Chamber of Commerce: is a private foundation of public interest that plays aguidingrole,i.e.itdoesnotpossessanexecutivemechanismforimposingitsdecisions.IftheexecutivebodydidnotadopttheresolutionsoftheChamber,theyshallremaintobeonlymereconsultativeeffort.Thismightsatisfythequestionsraisedregardingtheroleofthechambertowardalotoftheeconomicproblemsandcrisesthattookplaceinthepast.Kuwait Chamber is active member of the Arab Hellenic Chamber of Commerce &Development.

Ruling System:The regime is Emiri Democratic, where Kuwait is a state of sovereignty and has it owninstitution,underthepresidencyofHisHighnesstheEmirofthecountry.LawsoftheStateofKuwaitarelegislatedbytheStateCouncilknownas“NationalAssembly”composedoffiftymemberselectedviademocraticelectionsbytheKuwaitipeopleeveryfouryears.

Chief of the State:HisHighnessSheikhSabahAl-AhmedAl-JaberAl-Sabah(EmiroftheStateofKuwait)since29January2006.

National Day: 25thofFebruary1950,anniversaryofinaugurationofthelateSheikhAbdullahAl-SalemAl-SabahafterthelatesheikhAhmedAl-JaberAl-Sabah.

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Liberation Day: 26thFebruary1991,whenKuwaitwasliberatedfromtheinvasionoftheextinctIraqiregime.

Judicial System:CivilLaw.

Religion: IslamistheofficialreligionoftheState.However,Christiannationalsandexpatriatesenjoyfullfreedomofpracticingtheirreligiousrites.

Language:Arabicistheofficiallanguage.Englishiswidelyspokenamongmostinhabitants.ThereisalsofewminoritiesspeakingIndian,FrenchandGerman.

Governorates:Kuwaitisadministrativelydividedintosixgovernorates;“TheCapital,Hawally,MubarakAl-Kabeer,Al-Ahmadi,Al-FarwaniyaandAl-Jahraa”.

Natural Resources:Oil,naturalgas,fishandshrimp.

A Brief About Kuwaiti Markets:ThestateofKuwaitadoptsafreepolicyinthelightofafreeeconomicsystem.Kuwaitimarketsareconsideredasanoasisforfreetrade.InthelightoftheUnifiedCustomsLawoftheGCCcountries,customdutiesdonotexceed5%onmostofthegoodsimportedfromoutsidethecustomunion.TobaccoandCigarettesaresubjectto(100%)customs,whiletherearemorethan(400)typeofgoodsexemptedfromcustoms.Therearenoquantitativeortypicalrestrictionsonimports,alsoimportsshouldbeidenticalwithKuwaitistandards.Kuwaiti markets are also distinguished with the freedom of currency and transfer, and

opennesstoallthecountriesoftheworld,exceptIsrael,whereKuwaitmaintainscommercialrelationswithmostcountriesoftheworld,regardlessoftheirgeographicallocationorpoliticalsystem.Therelationbetweenpriceandqualityisthedecisivefactorinthesuccessofmarketinggoodsof such countries in theKuwaitimarkets.Kuwait is also an establishingmember inWorldTradeOrganization.AstheStateofKuwaitisconsideredafreetradingcenter,thelocalimporterisnotobligedto

obtainaseparateimportinglicenseforeveryitemofgoodshewishestoimporttothecountry.Onthecontrary,itisenoughtoobtainanannualimportinglicensefromtheMinistryofTradingandIndustry,whichenableshimtoimportanyquantityofanytypeofgoodsfromanywhereintheworld,exceptfortheindustrialequipmentandmachines,whichneedaspeciallicense.Thelawhasrestrictedtheimportofsomespecificgoods,andsubjectedsomeotheritemsto

aspecialimportinglicense.(formoredetailedinformationpleasereviewthecustomlists).Youcanalsorefertothefollowingaddress,whichistheaddressoftheentitythroughwhichyoucanobtaindetailsaboutthegoodsexemptedfromcustomtaxesinaccordancewiththeGulfCustomsUnion,andthepercentageoftaxesindetails;aswellasthecompletedincomingandoutgoingcustomtransactions.

General Department of CustomsP.O.Box(16)Safat13001Tel:24818940–24845419Fax:24845780Source: www.kuwaitchamber.org.kw

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Source:NationalStatisticalServicesTemporaryDetails 0.7137

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2DIGIT SITCVALUE (EURO)

QUANTITY IN KILOS

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USA $

TOTAL 42,532,696 16,595,284 446,715 59,594,642

68 NON-FERROUS METALS 17,624,252 8,727,277 24,694,202

28 METALLIFEROUS ORES AND METAL SCRAP 11,639,035 2,942,174 16,308,022

84ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES

4,173,830 15,825 56 5,848,157

61LEATHER, LEATHER MANUFACTURES, N.E.S., AND DRESSES FURSKINS

2,575,527 7,119 41,869 3,608,697

74GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, N.E.S., AND MACHINE PARTS, N.E.S.

1,303,925 263,094 1,304 1,826,993

66NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES, N.E.S.

875,102 3,306,138 197,908 1,226,148

89MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, N.E.S.

475,090 23,755 103,980 665,672

21 HIDES, SKINS AND FURSKINS, RAW 460,847 1,803 8,247 645,715

69 MANUFACTURES OF METALS, N.E.S.. 434,686 133,683 144 609,060

55ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS AND PERFUME MATERIALS;

425,295 171,938 595,902

72MACHINERY SPECIALIZED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES

412,717 109,850 2 578,278

58 PLASTICS IN NON-PRIMARY FORMS 398,540 146,324 558,414

78ROAD VEHICLES (INCLUDING AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES)

253,887 92,657 15 355,734

77

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLICANCES, N.E.S., AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (INCLUDING NON-ELECTRICAL COUNTERPARTS, N.E.S., OF ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD-TYPE EQUIPMENT)

224,427 10,897 69,997 314,456

87PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, N.E.S.

222,343 23,563 5 311,536

71POWER-GENERATING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

192,912 84,333 352 270,298

81PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS; SANITARY, PLUMBLING, HEATING AND LIGHTING FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, N.E.S.

181,561 136,725 254,394

65TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES, N.E.S., AND RELATED PRODUCTS

124,017 64,266 687 173,766

67 IRON AND STEEL 90,182 130,134 126,358

75OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES

73,791 903 1,862 103,392

33PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS

50,427 29,221 70,656

76TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND-RECORDING AND REPRODUSING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

42,899 877 506 60,108

56FERTILIZERS ( OTHER THAN THOSE OF GROUP 272)

41,994 48,000 58,840

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82FURNITURE AND PARTS THEREOF; BEDDING, MATTRESSES, MATTRESS SUPPORTS, CUSHIONS AND SIMILAR STUFFED FURNISHINGS

40,649 10,670 56,955

64PAPER, PAPERBORD AND ARTICLES OF PARER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD

35,933 12,114 50,347

57 PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS 30,500 20,000 42,735

07COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF

27,431 10,666 38,435

11 BEVERAGES 17,685 13,000 14,292 24,779

04 CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS 12,104 26,080 16,960

88PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, N.E.S.; WATCHES AND CLOCKS

12,074 127 343 16,917

05 VEGETABLES AND FRUIT 12,065 8,052 16,905

51 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 10,400 10,000 14,572

09MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS

7,774 446 10,893

54MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

7,619 10 10,675

53DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS

4,790 11,690 6,712

63CORK AND WOOD MANUFACTURES (EXCLUDING FURNITURE)

4,282 365 90 6,000

83TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS

3,909 261 11 5,477

79 OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 3,098 401 4,341

27CRUDE FERTILIZERS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF 56, AND CRUDE MONERALS (EXCLUDING COAL, PETROLEUM AND PRECIOUS STONES)

2,547 351 3,569

85 FOOTWEAR 1,421 300 44 1,991

73 METALWORKING MACHINERY 970 190 1 1,359

97COLD, NON-MONETARY (EXCLUDING GOLD ORES AND CONCENTRATES)

159 5 5,000 223

GREEK IMPORTS FROM KUWAIT

Source:NationalStatisticalServicesTemporaryDetails

Period: January - July 2011

2DIGIT SITCVALUE (EURO)

QUANTITY IN KILOS

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TOTAL 5,931,772 2,814,442 270 8,311,296

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Source:NationalStatisticalServicesTemporaryDetails 0.7094

Period: January - July 2011

2DIGIT SITCVALUE (EURO)

QUANTITY IN KILOS

OTHER UNITSVALUE IN

USA $

TOTAL 210,750,483 207,139,878 1,640,864 297,082,722

33 PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS

134,302,668 181,596,613 181,961 189,318,675

84 ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES

25,548,071 47,030 25,291 36,013,633

76 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND-RECORDING AND REPRODUSING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

19,127,940 55,013 137,690 26,963,547

66 NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES, N.E.S.

4,428,636 5,406,886 10,175 6,242,791

05 VEGETABLES AND FRUIT 2,868,183 4,384,774 81,478 4,043,111

89 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, N.E.S.

2,745,559 144,652 55,359 3,870,255

51 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 2,703,482 3,500,069 3,810,942

74 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, N.E.S., AND MACHINE PARTS, N.E.S.

2,155,601 389,875 2,217 3,038,626

68 NON-FERROUS METALS 2,103,054 594,401 2,964,553

69 MANUFACTURES OF METALS, N.E.S.. 1,853,482 331,229 2,127 2,612,746

78 ROAD VEHICLES (INCLUDING AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES)

1,092,403 1,380,047 11 1,539,897

53 DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS

1,055,488 1,404,857 1,487,860

55 ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS AND PERFUME MATERIALS;

965,988 268,563 1,361,697

67 IRON AND STEEL 935,887 959,011 1,319,266

77

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLICANCES, N.E.S., AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (INCLUDING NON-ELECTRICAL COUNTERPARTS, N.E.S., OF ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD-TYPE EQUIPMENT)

800,620 179,911 1,707 1,128,588

65 TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES, N.E.S., AND RELATED PRODUCTS

743,421 226,555 5,311 1,047,957

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670,293 3,547,346 944,873

72 MACHINERY SPECIALIZED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES

665,490 175,199 20 938,103

81 PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS; SANITARY, PLUMBLING, HEATING AND LIGHTING FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, N.E.S.

567,562 28,763 203 800,059

58 PLASTICS IN NON-PRIMARY FORMS 540,807 235,577 762,344

54 MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

457,863 14,178 645,423

24 CORK AND WOOD 323,034 637,421 989 455,362

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319,638 65,997 450,575

73 METALWORKING MACHINERY 299,247 32,040 3,634 421,831

42FIXED VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS, CRUDE, REFINED OR FRACTIONATED

296,367 116,961 417,771

64PAPER, PAPERBORD AND ARTICLES OF PARER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD

288,679 137,804 406,934

09MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS

275,727 210,499 388,676

71POWER-GENERATING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

275,304 106,283 1,219 388,080

12 TOBACCO AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES 261,347 33,416 25,501 368,406

88PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, N.E.S.; WATCHES AND CLOCKS

245,561 2,669 25,967 346,153

59CHEMICAL MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS, N.E.S.

222,056 51,140 313,019

82

FURNITURE AND PARTS THEREOF; BEDDING, MATTRESSES, MATTRESS SUPPORTS, CUSHIONS AND SIMILAR STUFFED FURNISHINGS

194,422 21,692 274,065

08FEEDING STUFF FOR ANIMALS (NOT INCLUDING UNMILLED CEREALS)

192,527 392,884 271,394

57 PLASTICS IN PRIMARY FORMS 177,751 77,330 250,565

04 CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS 138,754 40,941 195,593

87PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, N.E.S.

127,706 925 153 180,020

99COLD, NON-MONETARY (EXCLUDING GOLD ORES AND CONCENTRATES)

112,571 13,029 1,071,720 158,685

07COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF

100,534 55,928 141,717

06SUGARS, SUGAR PREPARATIONS AND HONEY

86,338 30,795 121,706

79 OTHER TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT 81,961 10,678 101 115,536

02 DAIRY PRODUCTS AND BIRDS’ EGGS 78,605 11,477 110,805

63CORK AND WOOD MANUFACTURES (EXCLUDING FURNITURE)

71,884 193,088 272 101,331

85 FOOTWEAR 61,009 5,662 2,490 86,001

29 CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLES, N.E.S 55,420 1,370 78,122

61LEATHER, LEATHER MANUFACTURES, N.E.S., AND DRESSES FURSKINS

38,316 224 125 54,012

83TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS

30,604 3,993 1,464 43,141

11 BEVERAGES 29,807 8,990 3,679 42,017

75OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING MACHINES

23,924 353 33,724

34 GAS, NATURAL AND MANUFACTURED 7,470 5,040 10,530

93SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS AND COMMODITES NOT CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO KIND

1,420 100 2,002

23CRUDE RUBBER (INCLUDING SYNTHETIC AND RECLAIMED)

1 98 1

26

TEXTILE FIBRES (OTHER THAN WOOL TOPS AND OTHER COMBED WOOL) AND THEIR WASTES (NOT MANUFACTURED INTO YARN OR FABRIC)

1 502 1

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GREEK EXPORTS TO KUWAITSource:NationalStatisticalServicesTemporaryDetails

Period: January - July 2011

2DIGIT SITCVALUE (EURO)

QUANTITY IN KILOS

OTHER UNITSVALUE IN

USA $

TOTAL 5,208,422 2,052,434 231,175 7,342,010

69 MANUFACTURES OF METALS, N.E.S.. 790,123 307,827 1,546 1,113,791

05 VEGETABLES AND FRUIT 653,360 353,768 188,318 921,004

54 MEDICINAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS 570,154 9,224 803,713

66 NON-METALLIC MINERAL MANUFACTURES, N.E.S. 386,429 515,642 37 544,727

74GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, N.E.S., AND MACHINE PARTS, N.E.S.

310,441 63,363 23 437,611

76TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND-RECORDING AND REPRODUSING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT

306,917 950 2,729 432,643

58 PLASTICS IN NON-PRIMARY FORMS 304,656 125,156 429,456

55 ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS AND PERFUME MATERIALS; 300,217 28,500 423,198

84 ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES 222,740 2,464 9,045 313,984

89 MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, N.E.S. 159,265 25,591 9,333 224,507

68 NON-FERROUS METALS 123,557 24,274 174,171

65 TEXTILE YARN, FABRICS, MADE-UP ARTICLES, N.E.S., AND RELATED PRODUCTS 122,431 27,593 150 172,584

83 TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR CONTAINERS 106,089 11,157 10,918 149,548

77

ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLICANCES, N.E.S., AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF (INCLUDING NON-ELECTRICAL COUNTERPARTS, N.E.S., OF ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD-TYPE EQUIPMENT)

102,139 34,424 7,129 143,979

53 DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS 99,500 28,988 140,259

09 MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PRODUCTS AND PREPARATIONS 99,288 45,027 139,961

87 PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, N.E.S. 98,094 480 138,277

04 CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS 80,075 14,379 112,877

33 PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS 61,635 52,468 66 86,883

02 DAIRY PRODUCTS AND BIRDS’ EGGS 43,697 8,653 61,597

81PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS; SANITARY, PLUMBLING, HEATING AND LIGHTING FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, N.E.S.

38,583 5,483 54,388

03FISH (NOT MARINE MAMMALS), CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AND PREPARATIONS THEREOF

34,466 5,235 48,585

07 COFFEE, TEA, COCOA, SPICES, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF 32,541 16,289 45,871

27CRUDE FERTILIZERS, OTHER THAN THOSE OF 56, AND CRUDE MONERALS (EXCLUDING COAL, PETROLEUM AND PRECIOUS STONES)

29,141 265,540 41,078

59 CHEMICAL MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS, N.E.S. 28,091 61,830 39,598

12 TOBACCO AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES 26,021 1,721 1,496 36,680

72 MACHINERY SPECIALIZED FOR PARTICULAR INDUSTRIES 23,224 932 32,738

99 COLD, NON-MONETARY (EXCLUDING GOLD ORES AND CONCENTRATES) 20,135 3,205 28,383

06 SUGARS, SUGAR PREPARATIONS AND HONEY 20,098 9,417 28,331

64 PAPER, PAPERBORD AND ARTICLES OF PARER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD 11,470 2,824 16,169

88PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND OPTICAL GOODS, N.E.S.; WATCHES AND CLOCKS

3,679 17 374 5,186

11 BEVERAGES 166 13 11 234

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AIRLINE ROUTING OF THE DELEGATION

Saturday, 03/12/2011 Athens/AbuDhabi ETIHADAIRWAYS EY090 Dep:13:30 Arr:20:05

Monday, 05/12/2011AbuDhabi/Kuwait ETIHADAIRWAYS EY303 Dep:16:06 Arr:15:50

Thursday, 08/12/2011 Kuwait/AbuDhabi ETIHADAIRWAYS EY306 Dep:04:00 Arr:06:40

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HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN UAE - UMM AL QUWAINUmm Al Quwain Beach Hotel : P.O.Box.158,UmmAlQuwain/U.A.E

Tel:0097167666647,Fax:0097167667273,e-mail:[email protected]

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN KUWAIT Sheraton Kuwait a Luxury Collection Hotel: FahdAlSalemStr.

P.O.Box5902Safat-Kuwait,Tel:0096522982136Fax:0096522413447,www.luxurycollection.com/kuwait

AIRLINES ETIHAD AIRWAYSAthensTower,21stFloor2-4MessogionAve.11527Greece

Tel:+30-210-9605608Fax:+30-210-7454389www.etihadairways.com

TRAVEL AGENCY Mid East International Tours

(HandledtheAirline&HotelreservationsoftheDelegation)105-107,Vas.SofiasAve.-11521Athens-Greece

Tel:+30-210-6451881-2112118888Fax:+30-210-6426147

e-mail:[email protected]

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USEFUL BUSINESS CONTACTS IN U.A.E & KUWAITFederationsFederation of U.A.E. Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Abu Dhabi)P.O.Box3014–AbuDhabiTel.:009712-6214144/Fax:009712-6339210e-mail:[email protected]/[email protected]/www.fcci.gov.ae

Federation of the UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Dubai)P.O.Box8886–DubaiTel.:009714-2955500/Fax:009714-2941212e-mail:[email protected]/www.fcci.com

Chambers of Commerce & Industry U. A. E.

1. AbuDhabiChamberofCommerce&Industry P.O.Box662–AbuDhabi Tel.:009712-6214000/Fax:009712-6215867 e-mail:[email protected]/www.adcci.gov.ae2. DubaiChamberofCommerce&Industry P.O.Box1457-Dubai Tel.:009714-2280000/Fax:009714-2211646 e-mail:[email protected]/[email protected]/www.dcci.gov.ae

3. SharjahChamberofCommerce&Industry P.O.Box580–Sharjah Tel.:009716-5688888/Fax:009716-5681119 e-mail:[email protected]/www.sharjah.gov.ae

4. RasAlKhaimahChamberofCommerce,Industry&Agriculture P.O.Box87–RasAlKhaimah Tel.: 009717-2333511/Fax:009717-2330233 e-mail:[email protected]/[email protected]/www.rakchamber.com

5. AjmanChamberofCommerce&Industry P.O.Box662–Ajman Tel.:009716-7422177/Fax:009716-7427591 e-mail:[email protected]/[email protected]/www.ajcci.gov.ae

6. FujairahChamberofCommerce,Industry&Agriculture P.O.Box738–Fujairah Tel.:009719-2222400/Fax:009719-2221464 e-mail:[email protected]

7. U.A.Q. Chamber of Commerce & Industry P.O.Box436U.A.Q. Tel.:009716-7651111/Fax:009716-7657056 e-mail:[email protected] H.E. Mr. Humaid Mohammad Ali Bin Salem / General Manager

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DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS U. A. E. Embassy of Greece accredited to UAE - Abu Dhabi

31,AlMuroorstr.-AbuDhabi

VillaNo.1,SectorE48PlotNo.141

P.O.Box5483AbuDhabi–UAE

Tel.: 009712-4492550/Fax:009712-4492455

e-mail:[email protected],[email protected]/www.mfa.gr/abu

Ambassador.:H.E.Mr.DionisiosZois

Greek Commercial Office - Dubai

AlMaktoumStr.AlReemTower#801,Deira

P.O.Box7706Dubai-UAE

Tel.:009714-2272106/Fax.:009714-2272253

e-mail:[email protected]/[email protected]/www.agora.mfa.gr/ae53

CounsellorforEconomic&CommercialAffairs:Mr.AnastassiosKourousis&Mrs.LenouFani

Embassy of U.A.E in Greece

290,KifissiasAve.(Olympionikon)&N.Paritsi2

15451N.Psychico

Athens–Greece

Tel.:0030-210-6770220/Fax.:0030-210-6770274

e-mail:[email protected]

Ambassador.:H.E.Mr.AbdelHadiAbdelWahidAlKhajah

DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS KUWAIT

Embassy of Greece accredited to Kuwait

Address: Khaldiya,Bl.4,Str.44,Hs4

P.O.Box23812Safat13099,Kuwait

Tel.: 00965248171002481710124817102/Fax:0096524817103

Emergency Tel.:0096599163502/9915609

e-mail:[email protected]

Head of Mission:H.E.Mr.KonstantinosDrakakis

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Consular Office

Address:KhaldiyaBl.4,Str.44,Hs4P.O.Box23812Safat

13099,KuwaitTel.:009654817100-1-2/Fax:009654817103

e-mail:[email protected] of Consular Section:Mr.KeletzisSymeon

Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Greece 2,PerikleousStr.

15451N.Psychico–AthensTel:2106743593-5/Fax:00302106775875/6778010

e-mail:[email protected]:H.E.Mr.RaedAbdullaalRifai

-KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRYP.O.Box:775KUWAIT13008

STATEOFKUWAITTel.: 00965805580/22423555/22423666/Fax: 0096522404.110/22433858

e-mail:[email protected]/www.kcci.org.kw

-GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITYP.O.Box64Safat13001Kuwait

Tel.:009652485600/Fax:009652454059e-mail:[email protected]/www.kia.gov.kw

- CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT P.O.Box(526)Safat13006StateofKuwait

Tel.:22403257/Fax:22440887e-mail: [email protected]/Website: www.cbk.gov.kw

- KUWAIT UNION FOR FOOD STUFF TRADERS AND MANUFACTURERS P.O.Box(26752)Safat,13128Tel.:2422478/Fax:2422476

- KUWAIT BANKS UNIONP.O.Box(1080)Safat13011StateofKuwait

Tel.:22463308/Fax:22462072e-mail:[email protected]

- KUWAIT INDUSTRIES UNIONP.O.box(27517)Safat13136StateofKuwait

Tel.: 22403561/Fax:22403568

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GREEK BUSINESS DELEGATION TO U. A. E. & KUWAIT December 03 - 08, 2011

List of Participants of the Greek Delegation

ARAB HELLENIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & DEVELOPMENT180-182,KifissiasAvenue-15451NeoPsycico-Greece

Tel.:+30-210-6711210/+30-210-6773428,Fax:+30-210-6746577e-mail:[email protected]

Mr. CHRISTOS FOLIAS

PresidentoftheArab-HellenicChamberofCommerce&Development

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Mr. MOHAMED ELKHAZMI

SecretaryGeneraloftheArab-HellenicChamberofCommerce&Development

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Arab-Hellenic Chamber’s Staff:

Mrs.HANACHAKOUR

HeadofInformationSection

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The Delegation will be headed by:

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1. CHANGELAND CONSULTING LTD7,Filellinonstr.10557Athens-GreeceTel.:+30-210-3222208Fax:+30-210-32222205e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:-Mr.VASILEIOSMASOULASOwner&GeneralManager

InstallationofSALTCAVES&SALTSAUNASFRANCHISINGofSALTCAVESCRYSTALOTHERAPY.InternalDecorationwithMineralSalt

2. DROMEAS S.A IndustrialParkofSerron62121Serres-GreeceTel.:+30-23210-99220Fax:+30-23210-99270e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:-Mr.GEORGIOSKAMPADAKISAdviserDirector

Manufacture Office Furniture, Home andKitchenequipment.

3. EUROTRADE S.A49,Persefonisstr.11854Athens-GreeceTel.:+30-210-3411063Fax:+30-210-3411062e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:-Mr.GEORGIOSSTAVROU VicePresident&ManagerofInd.

BALLISTICGUARDPOSTS&CONSTRUCTIONS–PREFABRICATEDSTEELBUILDINGS.

4. MARIS POLYMERS S.A IndustrialAreaInofita32011Inofita–Viotias-GreeceTel.:+30-22620-32918/9Fax:+30-22620-32040e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:-Mr.VASILEIOSFOURAKIS ExportsManager

ProducersofLiquidPolyurethaneWaterproofingSystems.

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5. MINI RAXEVSKY S.A 20,Souristr.12131Peristeri-Athens-GreeceTel.:+30-210-5787852Fax:+30-210-5776217e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:- Mr. AVEDIS BALIAN GeneralManage

Manufacturing&TradingChildrenClothing,Own Retail Network, Franchise NetworkwithinGreece&Abroad

6. NIVACO MEDICAL ENTERPRISES LTD

2,EviasStr.15125Athens–GreeceTel.:+30-210-8069726Fax:+30-210-6125339e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:- Mr. NIKOLAOS VARDATSIKOS CEO

SubcontractingServicesintheMedicalSector.1)ADVISORY.2)X-RAYSHIELDING.3)PROCUREMENT

7. NUTRI GREECEALEXANDROSA.ROUSTASCO.10,TzortzStr.Athens-GreeceTel.:+30-210-6525867Fax:+30-210-6522397e-mail:[email protected]:[email protected]

Participant:- Mrs. PAGONA GEORGIA ROUSTA GeneralManager- Mr. ALEXANDROS ROUSTAS Manager

FoodStuffExporter.Greek honey and many other products(gourmet).

8. STEELMET S.A HellenicCopper&AluminumIndustry16,HimarasStr.15125Marousi-Athens–GreeceTel.:00302106861435Fax:00302106861228e-mail:[email protected]

Participant:-Mr. PANAGIOTIS NIKOLETOPOULOSBusinessDevelopment

Manufactures:Standardextrusions,Architecturalextrusions,Custom-madeextrusions,Hardalloymachiningbars.InterestingMeetings.:MetalStockists/TradersConstructionCompaniesMfg.OfAluminumProd.Oil&GasservicesCo.CableManufactures.

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9. VIDALIS STAVROS 38,Xenokratousstr.17076Athens-GreeceTel.:+30-210-7219830/6973905262Fax:+30-210-7219830e-mail:[email protected]

Participants:-Mr.STAVROSVIDALISCivilEngineering-Mrs.ANDRIANIMARKAKIPublicRelations

Architectural,CivilEngineering,UrbanandTrafficPlanningStudies.

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The Brochure has been edited and designed by the Public Relations Departmentof the Arab Hellenic Chamber of Commerce &

Development March 2011

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