Emerging Leaders: Naguib Sawiris, Chairman, Orascom Telecom

December 21, 2010 Emerging Leaders Naguib Sawiris, Chairman, Orascom Telecom North Korea is a formidable market to tackle for any business. Closed to the world in every way, barely any global firms have expanded into North Korean territory. So it is ironic that of all the companies to venture into this hermetic land, a firm in the telecommunications sector, the Egyptian major Orascom, led by its flamboyant Chairman, Naguib Sawiris has permeated the barrier.    Read more

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