From the limestone quarries at its northern tip to the multinational manufacturing plants near its southern borders, primary and secondary industry is flourishing in Ras Al Khaimah.
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Articles & Analysis | Ras Al Khaimah has much to offer manufacturers from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
Articles & Analysis | Consumers in Ras Al Khaimah can expect greater variety in the near future from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
The retail landscape in Ras Al Khaimah is set for a period of expansion, renewal and rejuvenation. In 2015 the oldest shopping mall in the emirate announced plans to double in size within 12 months, and new outlets opened in a water-front retail complex in the centre of the city. With these developments, the range of brands, food outlets and...
Articles & Analysis | New firms are setting up shop in Ras Al Khaimah from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
A factory that will turn used plastic bottles into 100 tonnes a day of fibres to be used for blankets, fleeces and car upholstery opened in Ras Al Khaimah in 2015, following a $100m investment by Asian Fibres, a company that plans to employ 600 staff at its new works.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Yousef Obaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman, Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Interview from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
How is the chamber working towards the government’s goal of diversifying the economy beyond its industrial manufacturing and tourism bases?
Articles & Analysis | Cement and rock industries focus on new green regulations in Ras Al Khaimah from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
The rock and cement industry in Ras Al Khaimah helped build the world’s highest skyscraper, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, but is now being monitored by unmanned observation planes. This was announced by Saif Mohammed Al Shara, assistant under-secretary for external audit at the Federal Ministry of Environment and Water (MoEW) in May 2015. “This...
Articles & Analysis | Ras Al Khaimah FTZ set to attract international players from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2015
Almost 15 years after it was created, Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ) launched a global awareness drive in 2014 to try to entice new businesses. In just over a year, RAK FTZ delegates visited Turkey, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain, the UK, Brazil, US, Italy, the Philippines, Australia and Japan. This followed a successful...