GE Energy opened its new manufacturing technology centre in Dammam making it one of the largest of its kind manufacturing centres for GE world-wide.
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Four manufacturing plants to be built in Qatar
The Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) is looking at establishing four manufacturing industries in Qatar to increase smoother integration between the GCC states.
Manufacturing unit agreement signed with Baytik Industrial Oasis
Baytik Industrial Investments (BII), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain (KFH-Bahrain), has announced it has signed an agreement with Siemens WLL Bahrain.
Companies increase exports through Export Assistance Programme
Local SMEs from manufacturing and services sectors are strengthening their export activities via the Export Assistance Programme (EAP), a financial assistance service provided to companies aiming to increase opportunities and demand outside the UAE for their products.
Region 'should encourage manufacturing sector'
The Arab world should embrace industrialisation to address the growing problem of unemployment in the region, according to industry leaders who participated in the session How can the Arab world become a Global Manufacturing Hub, held recently as part of the Global Arab Business Meeting in Ras Al Khaimah.