Apart from the primary functions, the planned economic zones will also offer an integrated range of services that incorporate housing, commercial and recreational facilities. (Image source: jikatu/Flickr)
Qatars state-owned Economic Zones Company (EZC) has embarked on a project to develop three economic zones in Doha and its suburbs
Marriott International, operator of The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott brands of hotels, has announced that it has US$3.5bn worth of real estate currently under construction in the Middle East and African region
Dutch food retailer SPAR International has plans to enter the Middle East, aiming to have 30 stores in the region by the end of 2015
UK defence company Westminster Group has secured a US$3mn contract to supply high-technology scanning equipment for counter terrorism operations in the Middle East
Orascom Construction Industries has announced that Comprising Cascade Investment, an investment vehicle owned by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other US firms, has invested US$1bn into the Egyptian company
