A $10 Billion Investment to Develop 150 Industries in Ras Al Khaimah Advances the UAE's Industrial Vision.

The UAE’s ambitious Industrial Vision, which targets raising the industrial sector’s contribution to the national GDP to AED 300 billion by 2031, has received a major uplift through a $10 billion (AED 36.7 billion) investment by Indian multinational Rana Group. This strategic investment aims to develop 150 advanced manufacturing facilities in Ras Al Khaimah..... Read more »

Posted on : 10/9/2025

50MW Solar Power Project in the Central African Republic has begun by an UAE Firm

A significant milestone in the nation's energy access and clean energy transition has been reached with the formal groundbreaking of a 50 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Sakaï, Central African Republic (CAR), by the UAE-based resources investment firm Global South Utilities (GSU)..... Read more »

Posted on : 9/23/2025

EAE Rolls Out UAE's First E-Delivery Bike with Battery Swap Tech

The EAE E-Delivery Bike marks a major innovation as the first electric delivery bike fully designed and built in the UAE..... Read more »

Posted on : 9/19/2025

TECOM Group expands its portfolio in Dubai Industrial City by investing AED 1.6 billion.

The Board of Directors of TECOM Group PJSC (DFM: TECOM), a leading developer of specialised business districts and dynamic communities, has approved a strategic investment of AED 1.6 billion to acquire 138 land plots spanning 33 million sq.ft. This acquisition, secured from Dubai Holding Asset Management, will expand the Group’s total land portfolio to over 209 million sq.ft., further strengthening Dubai Industrial City’s position as a key destination for manufacturing and logistics companies. Currently operating at 99% occupancy—including plots acquired last year—Dubai Industrial City is experiencing heightened demand, driven by national initiatives such as Operation 300bn, Make it in the Emirates, and the Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’..... Read more »

Posted on : 9/17/2025

Charting the Growing Activities of Gulf State Actors in East Africa

With projects costing an estimated $47 billion, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is by far the biggest and most active regional participant in East Africa. This makes the UAE the fourth-biggest provider of capital in Africa, behind the US, China, and the EU. It also contributes to about 60% of all capital inflows beyond the Gulf region into East Africa..... Read more »

Posted on : 8/21/2025

The production hub for Universal Rubber Belts Manufacturing is opened in Dubai.

Universal Rubber Belt Manufacturing has inaugurated its state-of-the-art production facility in Dubai, delivering a reliable, locally sourced supply of precision-engineered rubber belts for the automotive and industrial sectors across the GCC..... Read more »

Posted on : 8/19/2025

EDB and Emerge to collaborate on UAE solar projects

Emerge, a partnership formed by Masdar and the EDF Group, along with Emirates Development Bank (EDB), which serves as the primary financial vehicle for economic diversification and industrial transformation in the UAE, has entered into an agreement to investigate collaborative opportunities for the development and funding of distributed solar projects in the UAE..... Read more »

Posted on : 8/18/2025

Joint venture Egypt-UAE wins tender for Ivory Coast solar projects at 0.0310 EUR/kWh

Infinity Power placed successful bids of €0.03310 ($0.039)/kWh and €0.03213/kWh for a pair of solar projects amounting to 80 MW, establishing the lowest rates achieved by an independent power producer in West and Central Africa..... Read more »

Posted on : 8/18/2025

UAE's First Nuclear-Powered Low-Carbon Aluminium Plant Launched by EGA and ENEC

Emirates Global Aluminium has collaborated with Emirates Nuclear Energy Company to create the UAE’s initial low-carbon aluminium utilizing clean energy generated by the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, with the first delivery directed to CANEX Aluminum in Egypt..... Read more »

Posted on : 8/18/2025

Autoworld to invest Dhs45m in new Jafza facility to strengthen regional trade

In an effort to improve its automotive supply chain throughout the Middle East and Africa, Autoworld International, a regional distributor for Bajaj Auto of India, announced a Dhs45 million investment to build a new logistics and distribution center in Dubai's Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza)..... Read more »

Posted on : 7/28/2025