The Omani government is taking steps to ensure greater food security, identifying self-sufficiency in production and cost stabilisation as its major goals. With food costs on the rise throughout the...
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Economic Update | Oman: Stabilising food costs
14 Feb 2011
Economic Update | Saudi Arabia: Picking up the pace
8 Feb 2011
Saudi Arabia is looking to further open up its IT sector as part of a broader strategy to develop a knowledge-based society and economy. However, the rapid inroads being made by new technologies may...
Economic Update | Kuwait: Plenty in the pipeline
1 Feb 2011
Taking stock of the latest spending on infrastructure, the Ministry of Public Works gave a boost to Kuwait’s construction sector in December 2010 when it announced that billions of dollars worth of...
Economic Update | Jordan: Evolutions in energy
31 Jan 2011
In an effort to satisfy a growing appetite for energy, Jordan is working to wean itself off costly imported oil and make better use of its own resources. The country hopes to attract $14bn in...
Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: Shah project back on track
28 Jan 2011
Abu Dhabi’s industrialists, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and contractors have received welcome news with the announcement that the Shah natural gas project is back on track following...
Economic Update | Oman: Welcome fillip
27 Jan 2011
Oman’s real estate sector is slowly regaining momentum after more than a year of reduced activity. The increase in demand is being seen in a number of sectors whilst oversupply in others has resulted...
