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DP World CEO Is Bullish About Africa and Sees Growth in India

Tensions in the Middle East is something that happens, and everybody gets excited, but people move on: DP World CEO.

DP World CEO Is Bullish About Africa and Sees Growth in India
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, chief executive officer of DP World Ltd., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. (Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) --

DP World Ltd. sees growth opportunities in Africa and India, according to Chief Executive Officer Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.

“I’m very bullish about Africa,” bin Sulayem said in a Bloomberg TV interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “Look at Egypt, for example. With good policies, with sound policies. There is growth. That mirrors our expansion.”

DP World CEO Is Bullish About Africa and Sees Growth in India

The Dubai-based ports operator doubled its capacity at Egypt’s Sokhna port and opened a dry port that will allow Rwanda to become a hub for cargo, he said.

When asked about recent tensions in the Middle East, he said: “It’s not something permanent. It’s something that happens, and everybody gets excited, but people move on.”

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