Egypt inaugurates Suez Canal expansion
Taking a year to complete and costing over $8 billion, the project widens and deepens part of the canal to...
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Retail in the GCC: The growth of shopping malls
Never through the year is the significance of malls in the GCC as clearly highlighted as it is during the...
The steel industry in Lebanon
The steel industry is the biggest industry in the world after oil and gas, with an estimated global turnover of...
Bahrain industry to receive a boost from smelter expansion
On June 10, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced it had been granted approval to begin work on a new production line,...
Industrial cities spike by 145% in Saudi Arabia
The number of industrial cities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has doubled over the last "few years", reporting a...
Nissan to produce locally manufactured car in Egypt
Nissan Motors is preparing to introduce a new, locally manufactured car to the Egyptian market over the next six months....
First Lebanese crushing soybean factory in Selaata
Societe Huiles et Derives (SHD) will reopen a factory for crushing soybeans and refining oil in Selaata. Operations in the...
$9.9 billion pumped into industrial sector in Egypt
Egypt’s industrial growth has increased from 1.8% last year to 17% this year, according to Minister of Industry and Foreign...
Oman’s retail sector expected to rally
While weaker growth and uncertainty have cast a shadow over Oman’s retail sector during the past 18 months, activity is...
Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA) gets approval for $3.5 billion expansion
Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), owner of one of the world’s largest smelters of the lightweight metal, has won government approval for...
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