BIHL moves to protect market share
Friday, March 07, 2014
BIHL with 40% investment locally and 60% investment offshore says it welcomes competition, as it would propel them to be innovative, and develop products tailor made for the market. “We are not afraid of competition,” he said.
At the presentation of BIHL end of year results, the BIHL Group CEO, Gaffar Hassam stated that the need to diversify business is clear, something which is not unique to just BIHL. “Indeed, this forms a central part of our strategy down to the very pillars of the strategy itself,” he said.
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