His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah yesterday issued Emiri Decree no. 58 of 2017, establishing Shurooq Holding Company SOAG, a public joint stock company formed in the Emirate of Sharjah and wholly owned by Sharjah Investment & Development Authority (Shurooq). The new holding company is expected to play ...

Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) is continuing its commitment to world-class hospitality in some of the region’s most striking areas of outstanding natural beauty with the launch of the Mleiha Fossil Rock Lodge. The project is 60 percent complete and will officially welcome its first guests by the end of this year. This modern luxury facility adjacent to its ...

Global credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has affirmed the Emirate of Sharjah’s BBB+/A-2 sovereign credit ratings long- and short-term, foreign and local currency, with a stable outlook. The agency also projected a gradual increase in economic growth from 2017 to 2020, supported by growth in the emirate’s construction, tourism and manufacturing sectors. S&P began assigning sovereign credit ratings for ...