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....
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%...
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...
As a result of strong economic growth, boosting production capacity in Côte d’Ivoire has become a government priority against the backdrop of rising domestic electricity demand. While the bulk of this new capacity is set to come from new thermal power plants and hydroelectric dams, other renewable energies play an important role in the...
With growing demand for electricity both at home and abroad, Côte d’Ivoire’s energy network is in need of diversification and further initiatives to expand power production. Capacity has reached just under 2000 MW, but the country is aiming for 4000 MW by 2020 and more than 6000 MW by 2030, to keep up with domestic economic growth and energy...
With the return to stability and economic growth, foreign direct investment is again flowing into Côte d’ Ivoire’s hydrocarbons sector. Prompted by the prospects of greater oil finds and growing domestic demand for gas, companies have sought to make the most of existing production fields, while also seizing the opportunity to further...
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