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Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Mustafa Alrawi, Assistant Editor in Chief talks exclusively to BR Shetty
the founder of NMC Healthcare, Finablr and Neopharma, as well as the Founder and Chairman of BRS Ventures.
In the second part of the interview, Mr Shetty recounts how he managed to buy the global foreign exchange business Travelex thanks to his belief in keeping good personal relationships. He is also backing Assam tea to become a worldwide brand now that he owns the oldest producer in India. He explains what he learnt at Harvard University, how sustainable philanthropy makes solid commercial sense and why he wants to make a film of the Mahabharat. Mr Shetty says that being given permanent residency in the UAE was one of the best moments of his life and that the Golden Card visa programme will give lots of other Indian expats lots of confidence in what success can mean here.
Read more on our website:
• Exclusive: NMC Health eyes profit increase in 2018, fuelled by $2bn warchest
• Exclusive: NMC Health eyes profit increase in 2018, fuelled by $2bn warchest
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