Dubai attracted US$6.94bn in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2016 and succeeded in maintaining its position among the top 10 global cities in attracting foreign investment, ranking seventh worldwide, announced Crown Prince of Dubai and chairman of the Executive Council HH Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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DEWA and GE to collaborate on 3D printing and additive manufacturing projects

DEWA CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer (right) with Mohamed Ehteshami, V-P for Additive Integration at GE Additive, at the signing ceremony. (Image source: DEWA)
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an MoU with GE Additive to collaborate on 3D printing, additive manufacturing and digital technologies for the ?Industrial Internet?
Moroccan tech city boosted by US$10bn preliminary funding deal

A cityscape of Tangier, the Moroccan port city located near the Strait of Gibraltar. (Image source: AiresSantos/Commons)
The new industrial and technology hub, located close to the city of Tangiers, will be funded by Chinese group Haite 002023.SZ, BMCEs Bank of Africa and the Moroccan government
According to Construction News, the Moroccan and the Chinese government signed a preliminary memorandum of understanding last year for the 2,000-HA city, which will deliver 100,000 jobs and accommodate 300,000 inhabitants, Industry Minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy said in a presentation.
North Africa Post have reported that Ilyas El Omari, president of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, said that said the project will create jobs in the region, promote technology transfer and boost the competitiveness of the Moroccan economy.
The new multiple industrial zones will specialise in sectors including aeronautics, automobiles, telecommunications, renewable energy, and transport equipment. Reuters have reported that Chinese firms have been active in the Maghreb, especially in Algeria. In Morocco they have been involved in a number of infrastructure projects, including a suspension bridge connecting the capital Rabat with the neighbouring city of Sale that is among the longest in Africa and was completed last year.
MB Crusher can turn equipment into one-machine mobile plant
MB Crusher ? together with its branch office MB America, Inc. ? had a huge showcase at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 in Las Vegas, crushing and screening with an excavator and skid loader, thus turning every equipment into one-machine mobile plant
SDLG wheel loaders provide reliability at Qatar quarry

Three SDLG LG958L wheel loaders have racked up almost 2,000 operational hours in four months at a quarry in Qatar. (Image source: SDLG)
Three SDLG wheel loaders are working round-the-clock feeding, crushing and screening equipment in Qatar, without any significant downtime