The Middle East

The medical industry in Dubai is set to receive a major boost from the country’s new five-year health care strategy. 

The agricultural sector in Jordan looks set to benefit from efforts to develop alternate export routes to replace those closed by the Syrian conflict. 

In a bid to solidify its profile as a travel destination, Abu Dhabi has been channelling investment into development of the emirate’s sports facilities and recreational tourism offering. 

Economic reform is under way in Kuwait, after the Ministry of Finance unveiled a new six-point strategy last month aimed at restructuring the economy amid the slump in global oil prices. 

Health was one of the big winners in Qatar’s 2016 budget, at a time when many other areas of the economy saw spending reined in due to lower energy revenues. 

Early indicators suggest that investor sentiment in Bahrain has been largely unaffected by a recent credit rating downgrade from Standard & Poor’s (S&P).