Could stability in the construction sector lead to accelerated demand for value-added products?
Displaying 1501 - 1506 of 2333
Interviews & Viewpoints | Suhail Mubarak bin Athaeeth Al Ameri, Former CEO, Senaat: Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2015
Manufacturing is playing an increasingly important role in the emirate as it pushes ahead with efforts to build a long-term growth path that is less dependent on hydrocarbons. In 2013 manufacturing contributed 5.7% to the emirate’s GDP, up from 5.3% in 2012 with the sector accounting for 12.6% of the country’s non-oil GDP in 2013. Meanwhile Abu Dhabi’s petrochemicals industry has a number of...
Hydrocarbons revenues still form the bulk of Abu Dhabi’s GDP and while falling prices are a concern, the emirate has been moving steadily towards its economic diversification targets in line with Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. The past 10 years has seen the non-oil sector expand strongly on the back of business-friendly government policies, as a result of which non-oil sector growth now outpaces that of the oil sector.
Articles & Analysis | Mining developments: New regulatory changes are part of ambitious long-term targets from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
The mining sector is a key pillar of Côte d’Ivoire’s economic diversification strategy due to both its high potential for foreign investment and government revenues and its currently low level of development. Much of the modest attention the mining sector has received thus far has been focused on gold and, to a lesser extent, manganese and...
Articles & Analysis | New frontiers: A revamped approach aims to increase investment and diversification from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
Côte d’Ivoire’s industrial sector has a long and storied history as one of the most developed in the sub-region, but as with many parts of the economy, it is recovering from the adverse impact of a decade of unrest. As a result, the country’s productive capacity fell to levels below that of the 1990s – an upbeat period marked by price and market...
Articles & Analysis | New signposts for exports: A clearer growth strategy emerges under recent government directives from The Report: Cote d'Ivoire 2015
The government has set up an export council charged with implementing a strategy to diversify the world’s leading cocoa exporter away from its traditional markets and provide a roadmap for realising opportunities related to mining and rubber, among other segments.