KUWAIT, 19 July 2004 — Global Investment House (Global) announced that it has realized profits of KD7.4 million ($25 million) for the first six months of 2004, which translates into an EPS of 36 fils, with an increase of 10 percent over the same period last year. Total revenue for the period stood at KD10 million with an increase of 17 percent compared to the same period of last year.