45. Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group (YBA Kanoo)

Established: 1890
Country: Bahrain
Chairman: Khalid Mohamed Kanoo

YBA Kanoo Group has businesses in shipping, logistics, travel, industrial, oil and gas, capital, and real estate and has a presence in the U.A.E., Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. In August 2022, YBA Kanoo signed an agreement with TLScontact to inaugurate visa application centers in Saudi Arabia. Its financial investments arm, Kanoo Capital, was established in 2016 and had more than 30 joint ventures and 40 active investments in over 17 countries. The real estate arm of the group has more than 300 projects across three countries, including 172 residential properties and 277 commercial units in Bahrain.