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represents the interests of 24 companies which together produce more than 90% of the world’s annual nickel output.
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consists of three companies in Egypt and The Middle East area which are one-stop shop specialized mainly in the field of fire protection.
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represents the interests of 24 companies which together produce more than 90% of the world’s annual nickel output.
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consists of three companies in Egypt and The Middle East area which are one-stop shop specialized mainly in the field of fire protection.
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Where our team of guest writers discuss what they think about the current trends and issues.
Senior Associate, King & Spalding LLP
2010: A Modernising Odyssey*
Guest writer Francis Ho predicts what legislative developments we can expect to see in the United Arab Emirates over the year.18 Jan 2010
White Papers
Focus Area: Construction
Advanced sand processing plants
In cases where the goal is to produce a basic concrete sand, classic equipment such as a classifying tank and screws are often employed. These are pieces of equipment that are familiar to most and in many eyes, the very essence of a sand plant.
Revolutionising the agricultural infrastructure in the Middle East
The ways on how the desert is being transformed into farmland.
How the 2022 World Cup is improving MENA infrastructure
While this year's FIFA World Cup Finals may be being held in South Africa, countries in the Middle East already have their sights set on hosting the 2022 tournament.
Specifically Qatar has been actively bidding for the honour of hosting the football event and has reportedly set aside US$20 billion for tourism investments until 2013 in order to diversify its economy away from energy.
Does the Middle East have a reliance on infrastructure?
Infrastructure investment has been key all over the Middle East in the past year; Abu Dhabi is investing US$1 trillion into modernising every aspect of its infrastructure, while the likes of Bahrain, Qatar and Oman are similarly updating their networks from transport to power.
However, as the Dubai Debt Crisis showed, too much reliance on infrastructure and investment in sectors like construction can backfire on emirates and Middle Eastern countries. With that in mind, Infrastructure MENA asks, is the Middle East overly reliant on infrastructure investment?
Nakheel: Not learning from past mistakes?
The Dubai debt crisis hit Dubai World and its subsidary Nakheel hard, and to pretend otherwise could be described as foolhardy and reckless. However business must go on and as such, the developer is ploughing ahead with finishing projects that have appeared to be stuck in limbo - such as The World.
Source: www.menainfra.com© 2010 GDS Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.