Saudi signing onto TIR can create trade corridor, says IRU secretary general

Fleet

Saudi signing onto TIR can create trade corridor, says IRU secretary general

The sight of trucks sitting at the Saudi border of the UAE will be familiar to many that have crossed between the...

Fleet

DP World posts 10% volumes growth for 2017

DP World Limited said it handled 70.1 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the full...

Infrastructure

Jebel Ali Free Zone non-oil trade value tops $80bn in 2016

Dubai-based Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a subsidiary of DP World, has announced the growing of its non-oil foreign trade by 17...

Infrastructure

Dubai unveils plans for $8.2bn ‘Wholesale City’

Dubai is to be home to a AED30 billion ($8.2bn) ‘Wholesale City’ spanning over 550 million square feet, according to plans unveiled...

Analysis

Egypt’s New Suez Canal: What are the benefits?

On August 6, 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi oversaw the launch of the New Suez Canal, an $8 billion project that...

Infrastructure

China to become GCC’s biggest export market

China on track to become biggest export market for GCC by 2020, says EIU reportDeveloping countries in Asia—particularly China and India—are rapidly...

Construction

UAE, Germany seek to promote economic growth in Egypt

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Construction

Update: “KSA ban on Dutch firms not official yet”

RELATED ARTICLES: Dutch contractors to be hit by KSA's Netherlands trade ban | Nitaqat program leads to 70,000 layoffs in two years | Majority of Madinah projects...

Construction

Dutch contractors to be hit by KSA’s Netherlands trade ban

RELATED ARTICLES: Labour reforms to continue hurting KSA construction market |Nitaqat program leads to 70,000 layoffs in two years | Majority of Madinah projects in danger...