 Dubai open to power investment
Dubai will for the first time allow private investors to own a stake in the power industry, in a move designed to ease the government’s investment burden and make the sector more efficient. More...
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Saudi Arabia eyes an end to power cuts
Power shortages in parts of Saudi Arabia will become a thing of the past if the ongoing plan of Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is any indication. “We plan to invest US$10 billion in the next 10 years, which will take care of power needs in all parts of the Kingdom,” SEC President and CEO Ali Saleh Al-Barrak told Arab News on the sidelines of a signing ceremony to award a US$300mn contract to Arabian Bemco Contracting Co. to expand the Qassim Power Plant.More...
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India expects to double textile exports to Dubai
India expects to double its man-made textile exports to Dubai to US$2 billion within the next two years, a top official of a textile body in India said. Last year, Dubai was the second largest destination for Indian man-made fibre exports worldwide, valued at US$3.4 billion.“ More...
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GCC needs more roads and a better rail network
The GCC needs additional capacity of roads with a railway infrastructure due to its rising population, which may further put stress on its existing infrastructure, according to a new report by Kuwait Financial Centre (Markaz). More...
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A tough year for container shipping
The global container shipping industry faces a tough recovery in 2010 after the decline in global trade volumes this year, according to a forecast by Business Monitor International (BMI), the London-based global industry research and analysis firm. More...
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 In the latest issue of
Technical Review Middle East...
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Developments
Exhibitions & Travel
Management Strategy
Market News
Kuwait
Kuwait's vast oil wealth is helping it to cope with the global downturn. However, it is the least diversified of the GCC economies and needs to find ways to boost its non-oil economy.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Mobile Market Report
Are the years of expansion over for the biggest mobile operators in the region?
CRM
The benefits of competition have been slow to reach many mobile phone
users in the Arab world.
MANUFACTURING
Refrigerants
Keeping food and beverages cool the natural way.
POWER
Power-Gen Europe
A report on the technical conference recently held in Cologne.
Alternative Energy
The prospects for the new Masdar City facility in Abu Dhabi.
Generating Set Industry Overview
At first sight the standby power industry seems to have weathered the economic storm quite well, but, says John Ridout, the worst may be yet to come.
Generating Set Buyers’ Guide 2009
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
News and Developments
MATERIALS HANDLING
Forklift Trucks
Safety tips for forklift users.
CONSTRUCTION
CECE Report
In spite of tough domestic conditions, construction equipment exports remain
buoyant.
Safety
The hazardous business of handling cement.
ARABIC SECTION
Power
Executives' Calendar
Kuwait
Construction
Information Technology
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