▁with ▁complement ary ▁business es ▁and ▁strateg ic ▁partners hips . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁physical ▁presence ▁across ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁North ▁Africa , ▁Europe ▁and ▁Asia , ▁and ▁a ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁work force , ▁covering ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁se ctors . ▁Its ▁business ▁groups ▁include : ▁K ano o ▁Capital , ▁Indust rial ▁& ▁Energy , ▁Tra vel , ▁Sh ipping ▁& ▁Log istics ▁and ▁Real ▁Est ate . ▁ ▁History ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Bah rain ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁family ▁trad ing ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁business , ▁the ▁Y BA ▁K ano o ▁Group ▁evol ved ▁into ▁a ▁divers ified ▁con gl omer ate ▁that ▁provides ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁products ▁and ▁services . ▁Y BA ▁K ano o ▁has ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁activities ▁across ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf , ▁in ▁Bah rain , ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁U AE ▁( as ▁The ▁K ano o ▁Group ), ▁O man , ▁and ▁Q atar , ▁and ▁expand ing ▁beyond ▁the ▁region ▁to ▁cover ▁Egypt , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁UK , ▁France ▁and ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁trust ed ▁trad ing ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁c ited ▁by ▁Bah rain ' s ▁King ▁Ham ad ▁bin ▁Isa ▁Al ▁K hal ifa ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁development . ▁ ▁Business ▁Gr oups ▁The ▁Y us uf ▁bin ▁Ah med ▁K ano o ▁Group ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁following