What are the competitive advantages of Sharjah as a base for regional players in both the upstream and downstream segments?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Majid Jafar, CEO, Crescent Petroleum: Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2017
Articles & Analysis | Environmental projects and investments present opportunities in Sharjah from The Report: Sharjah 2017
The UAE federal government is hoping to attract $100bn in investment in environmental enterprises into the country by 2020. On the emirate level, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) estimates the emirate’s environmental market potential at Dh960m ($261.4m) in 2017 and that it will grow to Dh1.13bn ($307.7m) by 2020....
Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman, Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Interview from The Report: Sharjah 2017
How have advances in connectivity improved Sharjah’s reputation as a manufacturing base?
Articles & Analysis | Sharjah's free zones and a welcoming business environment contribute to industry and energy sectors from The Report: Sharjah 2017
With limited oil and gas production by regional standards, Sharjah has had to look to other sectors to build a robust and diversified economy. Prominent among these has been industry and manufacturing, and the emirate has emerged as an important Middle Eastern industrial hub, with the sector accounting for around 17% of Sharjah’s GDP and...
Articles & Analysis | Firms looking to enter Sharjah's manufacturing segment from The Report: Sharjah 2017
Manufacturing accounted for 16.5% of Sharjah’s GDP in 2015, making it the second-largest of the seven individual sectors for which data is available, behind real estate with 22%, according to ratings agency Moody’s November 2016 outlook for the emirate. The figure is broadly unchanged in recent years, having consistently stood at between 16%...
Chapter | Industry & Energy from The Report: Sharjah 2017
With limited oil and gas resources by regional standards, Sharjah has had to look to other sectors to build a robust and diversified economy. Chief among these has been industry and manufacturing, and the emirate has emerged as an important centre for industry in the Middle East, with the sector contributing around 17% of its GDP and around one-third of manufacturing activity in the UAE as a...