The offices of Global Investment House, one of Kuwait's
leading investment companies, are decorated in a striking mix of
bright blue, canary yellow and steel grey, a colour scheme that has
even been picked up in the pictures on the walls.
This sort of vibrancy is not normally seen in the emirate's
financial institutions, which have a preference for sober wooden
panelling. The choice of a style more often seen in a modern design
company is a conscious statement by Global's management.
"We want to show that we are different, young, aggressive and
dynamic. People either like it or hate it but they always remember
it," says Maha Al-Ghunaim, Global's vice-chairman and managing
director.
She is an example of a new breed of dynamic investment banker -
working in both the conventional and Islamic sectors - that is
breathing new life into what until recently had become a moribund
financial...
