Jordan Economic Report: Jordan to Reach 3.3% Growth in 2011
Economy slowing down amid regional turmoil: The Jordanian economy is reporting a net activity slowdown amid the spillover effects of the regional unrest.
Top Holdings and Conglomerates in Bahrain
Family Owned Conglomerates in Bahrain
Traditionally, Bahrain developed its own business families. Despite the influx of foreign players, Bahrain still boosts very powerful diversified conglomerates such as:
Textiles in Morocco: Moroccan Special Advantage
Morocco Sector Analysis
Morocco Industry: Textiles Leading the Industry
The textile industry, though relatively new in its current incarnation, is one of the most important segments of the Moroccan economy. In 2010, the export turnover in textiles totaled 28.3 billion, and grew at a rate of 5% over the previous year. With 200,000 employees, the textiles also constitute a significant part of the labor force.
Morocco Real Estate Sector: Social Housing is the Key
Morocco Sector Analysis
Morocco Real Estate, Construction, and Housing
Ever since Morocco put in place its “Vision 2010” plan of national development in 2001, the real estate, construction, and housing market has been one of the most dynamic and growing sectors of the economy, constituting about 6% of GDP.
Best Real Estate Company in Morocco
The Group Jamai invests in real estate since 1968. It has to his credit several projects of social habitats and habitats of high standing in different areas of the country’s economic capital Casablanca. Since then, the real estate group has embarked on the faith of success, to become a pioneer in the field of real estate nationwide.
Morocco: Arab Revolutions, Morocco Corruption and Moroccan Youth
Morocco Top Stories
An Old Man’s Advice to Moroccan Youth: Be a Light to the Arab World—Not a Shadow
But let’s look not only at democratic tyrants to prove that corruption is endemic to all systems. Just take a look at the corruption of American democracy by Wall Street and foreign lobbies (to mention only two sources of corruption).
Top Industry and Manufacturing Companies in Bahrain
Bahrain’s largest industry companies are in Aluminuim manufacturing and processing. Due to cheap energy Bahrain is home to one of the largest smelters in the world. Bahrain has also steel and iron industries.
Top Oil and Gas Companies in Bahrain
Despite the diversification efforts Bahrain remains heavily dependent on oil and the oil prices. The income from the oil related business accounts for over 70% of government’s income.
Top Telecom and ICT Companies in Bahrain
According to the Global Information Readiness Report, Bahrain ranks exceptionally high in almost every category of ITC readiness on the Networked Readiness Index (NRI). Overall, Bahrain is ranked 29th (out of 133) countries—and 2nd in the GCC. On many individual portions of the Index, however, it is rated much higher; for example, Bahrain ranks among the 133 rated countries, as:
Top Real-Estate and Construction Companies in Bahrain
Bahrain real estate sector is dominated by a number of mega-projects with involvement of Bahrain based investment companies or banks. Many projects have been put on hold due to the crisis. Following is the list of current largest projects in Bahrain and largest real-estate developers in Bahrain: