RAK’s location on the Strait of Hormuz, its well-developed infrastructure, and the free trade agreements in place within the GCC are some of the key logistical advantages offered to businesses located in the emirate. RAK boasts five ports, each with a clearly defined role, and all of them branded as RAK Ports and managed by the Saqr Port Authority. The 1200-km Etihad Rail Project is being...
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With more limited hydrocarbons reserves compared to its UAE neighbours to the south, RAK has developed into an industrial hub thanks to its dynamic network of industrial free trade zones. Considerable natural resources feed the country’s thriving cement and ceramics industries while elsewhere the emirate is looking to leverage its varied landscapes in a bid to boost tourism revenues in line with general economic diversification targets.
Articles & Analysis | Private time: Public-private partnerships will play a key role in making up for gaps in infrastructure funding from The Report: Mexico 2015
Since its inception in 2012, Mexico’s public-private partnership (PPP) law has opened the door to private capital assuming a larger role in the development of the country’s infrastructure. Use of this option is becoming increasingly critical, with the federal government experiencing a reduction in its budgetary capacity to invest in large-...
Articles & Analysis | Mexico transport infrastructure development continues from The Report: Mexico 2015
The expansion of manufacturing is both benefitting the Mexican transport sector and placing it under increased pressure. Growth in sub-sectors such as automotive and aerospace industries is positively impacting transportation services through roads, railways, airports and the country’s network of both Pacific and Atlantic seaports, while at...
Articles & Analysis | Going global: Mexico’s new international airport will quadruple capacity from The Report: Mexico 2015
A MXN169bn ($11.4bn) project to build an international airport in Mexico City is ready for take off, with the government expecting ground to be broken before the end of 2015. The airport is the most significant in a series of large-scale projects designed to tackle shortcomings in the country’s transport and logistics system, signalling the...
