As manufacturers target productivity gains in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Malaysia is at the forefront of global efforts to meet elevated demand for medical gloves.
Articles & Analysis | Small and medium-sized enterprises key to global industrial growth from The Report: Qatar 2020
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) drive economic growth and employment, accounting for an average of 33% of GDP and 45% of the workforce in high-income countries, and over 60% of GDP and 70% of employment in developing economies. Their rise has been crucial to economic diversification and resilience, particularly in countries...
Articles & Analysis | Value-added segments to boost Qatar's industrial exports from The Report: Qatar 2020
In July 2019 Qatargas announced it delivered its 3000th liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment to Japan since Qatar’s first delivery of the resource in early 1997. In the interim years, Qatar has become the world’s largest LNG producer in the world, producing 77m tonnes a year. According to BP’s “Statistical Review of World Energy 2019”, Qatar...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ramez Al Khayyat, Vice-Chairman and Group CEO, Power International Holding: Interview from The Report: Qatar 2020
Where can the application of smart technologies in the industrial sector deliver the most tangible results, specifically in terms of boosting efficiency?
Articles & Analysis | Industrial diversification to enhance Qatar's competitiveness and self-sufficiency from The Report: Qatar 2020
Qatar’s industrial sector has the potential to play a pivotal role in economic diversification, with both heavy and light manufacturing in a position to benefit from major milestones ahead. These include the 2022 FIFA World Cup; the opening of the Middle East’s largest petrochemicals complex, which is expected to come on-line in 2025; and the...