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With low prices translating into sustained growth in subscriber numbers, Jordan’s highly competitive mobile phone market now has a penetration rate of over 108%. To keep that number increasing, industry players are calling for a sales tax on smartphones to be rescinded, while also launching new mobile phone-based services.

Saudi Arabia’s insurance industry is making impressive strides, with policy take-up growing, premiums increasing, and the sector’s regulatory body strengthening. However, penetration rates still have a considerable way to go if they are to reach those of developed markets.

The government in Thailand is hopeful that a weakening of export sales to Europe will be offset by rising demand for Thai goods and services among fellow ASEAN countries and the US.

The first sale of an Islamic finance portfolio since Qatar’s decision to ban conventional lenders from conducting sharia-compliant banking operations is a harbinger of what’s to come as the Islamic finance sector begins to benefit from the ruling. The domestic segment, however, may have to contend with greater competition from foreign Islamic banks keen to enter the lucrative market.

Le projet de construction d’un réseau ferroviaire à grande vitesse, dont la mise en service est prévue en 2015, prend de la vitesse tandis que le nombre d’usagers du train ne cesse d’augmenter. Ce projet, développé parallèlement à d’autres projets visant à améliorer et augmenter la capacité du réseau ferroviaire en voie normale, attire de nombreux fonds institutionnels.

With significant recent gas discoveries off the coast of Sabah, excitement about the country’s future as an oil and gas producer is growing. In the meantime, the national oil giant Petronas is moving forward with its plans to ensure Sabahans receive the necessary training to meet the need for skilled workers in the oil and gas fields.