Requiring sophisticated manufacturing techniques, skilled labourers, reliable power supply and developed infrastructure, solar manufacturing fits neatly into the Malaysian government’s strong push into the development of value-added industrial capabilities. In addition, the government implemented a new feed-in tariff renewable energy incentive...
Benefitting from rising income levels supported by economic growth and strong hydrocarbons receipts, the country’s young and growing population increasingly expects to find international brands in local shops. While smaller, informal outlets still dominate the retail landscape in Algeria, new and modern shopping centres have recently started to...
As Algeria’s economy has picked up again in recent years, the country has had difficulties meeting the growing demand for steel and iron, particularly in light of large-scale state-led plans for infrastructure development. To address this problem, in mid-2011 the government pledged to invest millions of euros over five years to boost domestic steel...
As part of the 2010-14 National Development Plan Algeria intends to reduce its dependency on oil and gas by nurturing the development of local non-hydrocarbons industries. Initiatives aim to encourage the establishment of value-added industries to meet the needs of the domestic market and gradually replace imports. As part of this effort, since 2009...
The local industrial base has continued to show impressive growth throughout 2011 and into 2012. Supported by hydrocarbons, the Gulf state has embarked on a process of diversification that has seen the establishment of a steady flow of downstream projects.
The Qatari government has set targets for the economic diversification of the country that will rely heavily on the expansion of the industrial and manufacturing base. The first tendrils of this new growth are beginning to emerge, nowhere more clearly than in the nascent plans for an alternative energy cluster. Qatar plans to invest in all stages of...
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