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1997 |
Investment of $5 million in
Jerusalem Development and Investment Company (JEDICO) to reinforce the
Palestinian presence in Jerusalem through housing and hospitality projects. |
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1997 |
Acquisition of a 27% stake in Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. In addition to Europe, the Swiss hotel chain
is managing and developing hotels in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt,
Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya. In 2003 the stake was raised to 33.3%. |
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1997 |
Investment of $400 million
acquiring 5% of the preferred shares of News Corp., which
encompasses Harper
Collins, The Sunday Times-UK, Fox News, Sky, Star TV and many more. In 1999,
the investment was raised to $600 million. |
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1997 |
Investment of $146 million
for 5% of Netscape, later acquired by
America Online (AOL)
which merged with TIME/Warner creating the world’s largest media company,
AOL Time Warner. Investment was raised to more than $1 billion in 2001 and
2002. |
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1997 |
Investment of $300 million in
Motorola which specializes in wireless communications, semiconductors and
electronic systems, components, and services. |
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1998 |
Investment of $2 million for a 4% stake in the Arab Palestinian Investment
Co. Ltd. (APIC), which holds stakes in telecommunications,
banking, manufacturing, agriculture and insurance. |
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1998 |
Acquisition of a 10% stake in EcoBank which operates throughout West Africa. |
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1998 |
The purchase of 100,000 acres in Tushka, Egypt, for agricultural development through Kingdom
Agricultural Development Company (KADCO). Upon completion, total investment
will reach $500 million. |
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1998 |
Acquisition of a 13.7% stake in
United Bank for Africa, the largest shareholding. |
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1998 |
Acquisition, through
IPO, of a 10% equity stake in the national telecommunications operator in
Senegal, SONATEL. |
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1999 |
Acquisition of a 14% stake in
CAL Merchant Bank Limited in Ghana, Africa. |
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2000 |
Investment of $400 million in
Compaq Computer Corp., the world's second largest computer company and
largest supplier of computer systems. In 2002 Compaq merged with HP creating
the world's leading consumer technology company. |
|
2000 |
Investment of $100 million in
Kodak, maker of photographic films and papers for a wide range of consumer,
entertainment, professional, business, and health-related uses. |
|
2000 |
Investment of $50 million in
eBay Inc., a person-to-person trading community on the
Internet. Sellers use the company's service to exchange personal items. |
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2000 |
Investment
of $50 million in
priceline.com.
Later the stake was raised to $100 million. In September 2001, the
shareholding was increased to 5.4%. |
|
2000 |
Investment of $50 million in
Amazon.com, Inc., an online retailer that sells 3 million titles of books,
musical recordings, videotapes, audiotapes, and other products. |
|
2000 |
Investment of $50 million in
Procter & Gamble, a world-wide manufacturer of wide ranging products. |
|
2000 |
Investment of $50 million in
PepsiCo, Inc. |
|
2000 |
Investment of $50 million in
Ford Motor Company. |
|
2000 |
Investment
of $50 million in Walt Disney, operator of media networks, studio
entertainment, theme parks and resorts, consumer products, Internet and
direct marketing ventures. |
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