Technology

In response to unpredictable fuel prices, continuing economic uncertainties and global environmental concerns, governments and travelers around the world have renewed their interest in railways as a primary mode transport.  To make railways more competitive in the long-distance passenger travel market, major infrastructure upgrades and ?greenfield? investments are underway in the Middle East (ME), Australia, China and India.

Qatar Steel will build a new steel plant in the country to cope with the growing demand for steel in the Qatari market and the wider regional market.

A new survey showed that private sector business activity in the UAE hit a record high in February thanks to new orders and output rising sharply.

A new report by Standard & Poor?s looks at the current landscape in property markets in the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa and what effect, if any, the recent unrest in the region has caused.