GCC aluminum scrap and recycling market to grow by 10%
The aluminum scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at 292,281 metric tons (MT) in 2010 and is...
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KSA dominates Gulf petrochemicals
Saudi Arabia is the largest petrochemical producer in the Gulf region, accounting for more than 67 percent of the total...
Saudi insurance sector expected to grow by 13% in 2013
A number of executive officials of several insurance companies agreed that the annual growth rate of the insurance sector would...
Saudi Fantasy Party chain opens in Beirut
Fantasy Party, a costume and party supplies chain, announced that it has opened its doors in Beirut. Fantasy Party...
Qatar's population rises by 7.5% to 1.83 million
Qatar's population has surged 7.5 percent in a year and was more than 1.83 million as on December 31, 2012,...
Law to regulate public-private partnership in Qatar soon
Qatar hopes to soon have a law in place to regulate public-private partnership (PPP) which would allow the private sector...
World's largest butanol plant to go on-stream in Saudi Arabia in 2015
A three-way shareholders agreement to establish the Saudi Butanol Company, which will produce butanol to support the continued growth of...
The World Bank helps in renovating cement factory in Iraq
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $70m loan to help renovate a...
Saudi government’s incentives spurring growth in industrial investment
Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah emphasized the government’s efforts to strengthen the country’s industrial sector by offering incentives to...
The Middle East is the world’s 10th largest market for luxury goods
“Bain & Company issued its latest edition of the Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study, indicating that the ME was ranked...
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