الرئيس التنفيذي لـ MENA وأفريقيا والهند في Air Liquide لـ CNBC عربية: المجموعة تعمل في أكثر من 70 دولة حول العالم

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00:00 "As you know, the group is a leader in industrial gases and medical gases.

00:03 We have published our results for the first quarter, which are good and strong.

00:10 We are a very agile group because we enter into different industries such as

00:17 petrochemicals, food, cars and hospitals.

00:20 The first quarter was very good and I am happy with the increased contribution to the Middle East markets."

00:28 "We also see very dynamic underlying trends."

00:32 "What about the growth of sales in the first quarter?"

00:35 "We have achieved a double digit growth in our sales in the Middle East, Africa and India.

00:42 We still see more opportunities to grow despite the global economic situation and the challenges around the world.

00:47 Of course, we have the supply chains that are growing and declining.

00:51 But we see that our customers are mostly good and profitable."

00:55 "How are the projects in the Middle East going?"

01:01 "Our projects are going well.

01:07 I think that the Middle East, especially after the last year's COP28, is doing well.

01:14 It is following the strategy of a medium-term and long-term vision of each country.

01:19 How do you translate this today into priorities in terms of investment and human resources?

01:25 This is very important.

01:27 The region has good capacities and we are currently employing people in Saudi Arabia

01:31 to run our factory there and produce hydrogen in the Kingdom.

01:35 We have human resources, stability and infrastructure.

01:39 Therefore, our projects in the region are going well.

01:42 We are also investing in Egypt now and we will start a project in India very soon."

01:47 "How much do you invest in India, Saudi Arabia and Egypt?"

01:51 "We invest about a few billion euros annually.

01:55 We have a market share here in the region.

01:59 We usually invest between 10 and 20% of our annual sales.

02:03 This is a typical growth model that we work on.

02:07 We also have a long-term investment model with major clients and small investors.

02:11 We also have a long-term investment model with major clients and small investors.

02:17 We also have a long-term investment model with major clients and small investors.

02:21 We also have a long-term investment model with major clients and small investors.

02:25 We also have a long-term investment model with major clients and small investors.

02:28 "So those type of investments are very different in size."