The Middle East

With an ambitious expansion plan in its petrochemicals and chemicals sector, Abu Dhabi is most notably pushing ahead in plastics and fertilisers. The several new petrochemicals projects due to come on-line in 2013-17 should make a substantial contribution to Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 by creating a more diversified economy in which a larger...

As it continues to develop and diversify its economy, transport is playing a central role in the long-term development of Abu Dhabi. Not only does the growing population mean investment is required to keep Abu Dhabi City moving, but transport in the broader sense occupies a significant position in both the emirate’s economic diversification strategy...

The collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater are important functions of developed economies. These responsibilities are handled by Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company (ADSSC), a government entity, but the private sector has taken a greater role of late, building and operating four new wastewater treatment plants. The government remains the...

A string of investments in both conventional and alternative resources is ensuring that Abu Dhabi sits at the very centre of the global energy map. With vast reserves still promising more than 80 years of production at current rates and conditions, the government is nevertheless keen to develop the latest in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) to maximise...

The government is investing in a series of large industrial developments as it endeavours to diversify the economy beyond hydrocarbons, a key aim of its Economic Vision 2030, a master development strategy that is to reshape the emirate’s economy over the next two decades. In the coming five years, growth in the sector is likely to be driven...

A big part of the emirate’s economic strategy is based around aviation. Building up good air connections is key to its bid to position itself as a regional business centre, attract growing numbers of tourists and, more generally, to enhance its image abroad.