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Alba achieves record production in 2016
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters based in Bahrain, achieved its highest ever metal...
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GCC aluminium production tops 5m tonnes
Collectively the five aluminium primary producers EGA (UAE), Alba (Bahrain), Ma’aden Aluminium (Saudi Arabia), Qatalum (...
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Dubai forecasts 3.1pc economic growth
Dubai is forecasting a higher economic growth of 3.1 per cent during 2017 and plans to provide an economic outlook twice every...
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Task force to drive Dubai Industrial Strategy
A pharmaceutical and medical equipment taskforce has held a number of meetings and workshops to identify key initiatives...
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Gulf Mining eyes new projects
Oman-based Gulf Mining Group plans to invest in a substantive portfolio of mining-related ventures including a potash mine over the 2017-2018 timeframe, a report said...
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DIP attracted 100 new companies in 2016
Dubai Investments Park (DIP), the largest integrated commercial, industrial and residential community in the Middle East and a...
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Ducab opens cable testing lab in Dubai
Ducab, a leading manufacturer of cables and cabling products based in the UAE, has announced the opening of a hitech fire...
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GE secures power plant orders in Iraq
General Electric (GE) has secured more than $1.4 billion in orders from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to set up power...
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UAE funds renewable projects in Caribbean
The UAE has announced a landmark new $50 million fund for renewable energy projects in Caribbean island countries. ...
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UAE, Japan sign agreement to boost SMEs
The UAE Ministry of Economy officials recently signed a deal with its Japanese counterparts on key aspects concerning...
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Jafza relaxes rules for foreign firms
UAE’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a DP World Company, has issued a new set of guidelines that enables foreign companies...