The transport and logistics sector is about to get a major boost, with a new port and cargo handling facility set to ease congestion and encourage long-term industrial development.
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Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: New port to improve logistics
17 Sep 2012
Economic Update | India: Tempered growth
14 Sep 2012
Having recorded higher-than-expected growth in the second quarter of 2012, India should see a welcome fillip for an economy struggling to replicate the stellar performance of recent years.
Economic Update | Bahrain: Sustainable construction
14 Sep 2012
The construction sector will be operating in a new environment starting next year when building regulations mandating the use of eco-friendly best practices are due to be implemented. However, the...
Economic Update | Dubai: Courting IT investors
14 Sep 2012
A major software developer’s plans to open a training centre in Dubai look set to strengthen the emirate’s bid to become a regional information technology (IT) centre, although growth in the sector...
Economic Update | Jordan: Rethinking petrol prices
14 Sep 2012
The kingdom’s current economic model is highly integrated with its ability to trade with its neighbours, a model that, thus far, appears to be working well. Despite less than favourable economic...
Economic Update | South Africa: Bonds remain steady
13 Sep 2012
Fears that the recent violence at mines in South Africa may push up borrowing costs and undercut investor confidence have been allayed, at least for the moment, with money flowing back into the...
