What new projects are being undertaken to further boost intra-regional and international trade?
UAE: Ras Al Khaimah Transport
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Colin Crookshank, Group General Manager, RAK Ports from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2012
Articles & Analysis | Accommodating expansion: Increasing capacity across road, rail, air and sea from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2012
Several factors, including an expanding population, a growing industrial base and the increasing number of tourists visiting the emirate are driving Ras Al Khaimah’s transport industry forward. RAK’s population jumped from 258,000 in 2008 to 279,000 in 2010, according to the most recent figures from the RAK Department of Economic Development (RAK...
In recent years an expanding population, a growing industrial base and the increasing number of tourists visiting the emirate have driven RAK’s transport infrastructure growth. Taken together with storage and communications, the transport sector contributed an estimated 6.55%, or about $313.6m, to the economy in 2010. To cater for the 40% increase in the number of registered motor vehicles over...
Economic update | RAK: Staking a claim in aviation
14 Jun 2012
With passenger traffic on the rise and new routes earmarked for its flag carrier, Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is strengthening its foothold in the regional aviation market despite facing tough competition from the other emirates.
Economic update | RAK: Good connections
25 Oct 2011
The RAK Investment Authority (RAKIA) licenced 800 new companies in the first eight months of 2011, a 31% increase from the same period last year, according to Alex Thomas, RAKIA’s general manager of marketing. Most of the new licences were for manufacturing firms, and the number of trading and transport licenses was also up, Thomas said.
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