“It is our intention to vote against the deal unless the merger terms for Xstrata shareholders are materially improved.”
“In a regional world marked with political uncertainties and a global world faced with economic difficulties, we must recognize Lebanon’s comparative advantage and its own secret for success. It is the Lebanese people.”
“As presented it’s very difficult to determine if the Arab spring fund is new wine in new bottles or old wine in new bottles.”
“We’ve actually spent a lot, but we still have a lot; a lot more than we need to run the company.”
“In the last three years we have got rid of £700bn of bad assets – twice the entire size of the Greek national debt.”
“They cannot force Lebanon’s banking sector to violate sanctions [on Syria] because it is in the interest of the sector not to violate them.”
“Every investor will have his funds paid back, thanks to the wisdom and foresight of Sheikh Mohammed [bin Rashid].”
Abid Al Boom, Dubai property tycoon, after being cleared by Dubai’s highest court from a $272 million embezzlement charge
“We have been proving everybody wrong in the last three years and this is going to be a fourth year proving everybody wrong.”“We have never said… that there’s a floor. I’m sure that we will never say so. There are no tactical obstacles to go further.”
“We have never said… that there’s a floor. I’m sure that we will never say so. There are no tactical obstacles to go further.”
“China will be our number one market this year. I’m very confident in the continued growth of the luxury market.”
“Nobody really wants Iran to have nuclear weapons … We shouldn’t change our line because it’s a threat by Iran, that’s not the way it works.”
