What are Kuwait’s main advantages for increasing activity and growth in the petrochemicals sector?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ahmad Al Jemez, Chairman, Kuwait Aromatics Company: Interview from The Report: Kuwait 2015
Articles & Analysis | "Demand for pharamceuticals rises as population ages in Kuwait " from The Report: Kuwait 2015
Kuwait is set to witness significant demographic changes over the coming decades, with far-reaching consequences for the local pharmaceuticals industry. High birth rates and continued immigration mean that the population is increasing in absolute terms and is set to reach 4m by 2020 and 6.3m by 2050, according to estimates by the UN’s Economic...
Articles & Analysis | Diversification driving manufacturing growth in Kuwait from The Report: Kuwait 2015
As part of Kuwait’s efforts to expand and diversify its economy, the country has moved to invest in its infrastructure capacity, while a programme to boost oil production levels has stimulated growth in the petrochemical and construction segments. Alongside continued moves to improve the skills of the workforce, as well as to nurture small and...
Articles & Analysis | "Kuwait's insurance sector benefitting from state investment and regulatory changes " from The Report: Kuwait 2015
Like much of Kuwait’s financial services industry, the insurance sector has posted solid expansion in recent years on the back of growth in a handful of key areas, including takaful (sharia-compliant insurance) and other non-life segments. In 2014 Kuwait’s insurance sector as a whole brought in an estimated KD303m ($1.04bn) in gross...
Egypt’s chemicals and plastics sector is becoming an increasingly important contributor to industrial output and exports. With demand being driven by agriculture and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), the sector is likely to become an industrial heavyweight in the coming years.
Les autorités tunisiennes travaillent à diversifier le secteur industriel du pays en mettant l'accent sur les produits agro-industriels à valeur ajoutée, tels que l'huile d'olive, dont l’export connaît actuellement une envolée.