Engineering firms from mainly Spain and South Korea are dominating a field of 12 contenders bidding for a contract to provide preliminary design consultancy services linked to the development of a national rail network in the Sultanate.
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The spate of large defence contracts recently awarded to Abu Dhabi-based firms, together with the emirate’s growing success in attracting investment for technology, has highlighted the key role earmarked for the industry in the emirate’s long-term plans to diversify its economy.
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 Commerce and Industry Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah said that the government would provide all possible incentives to boost investment in the industrial sector,
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 Tunisia saw a 14.8% uptick in industrial investment in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, a sign this important sector is beginning to recover.
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 Steel producers in Saudi Arabia are set for a busy few years, with growth in the industry driven by rising demand due to state-backed investments and increasing activity in the private sector. However,
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 Salalah Free Zone (SFZ) is rapidly acquiring the trappings of a major petrochemicals hub with construction due to commence early next year on yet another world-scale project,
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 Stepping up efforts to capitalise on its hydrocarbons wealth, Oman is boosting its downstream industrial capacity by expanding the petrochemicals sector and providing
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 Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) entrusted with the development of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector,
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 Working to strengthen its reputation as a shipbuilding and maritime centre, Dubai is looking to leverage its location astride one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and the growing
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 About fifty people, mainly stakeholders from coastal Egyptian governorates and some from Cairo, have attended a training workshop addressing the issue of pollution-intensive small and medium-sized enterprises
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