Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), today announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Overseas Development Association (CODA), a non-profit organization that supports the development of Chinese enterprises overseas. Signed by HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, Chief Executive Officer of Shurooq, and Hu Weiping, Secretary General of CODA, the MoU aims to facilitate and ...

The latest report from Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) shows strong growth in Sharjah’s business sectors with a 13.6 percent increase in new trade licences issued by the department during the first half of this year. SEDD issued 3,183 new licences during the first half of 2015, compared to 2,802 in the same period last year. Overall 33,192 licenses issued ...

Sharjah’s award-winning integrated environmental and waste management company, Bee’ah, has been awarded a five-year waste management and recycling contract for Burj Khalifa in neighbouring Dubai, the tallest tower in the world. The bid award followed a highly competitive tendering process to create a sustainable waste management platform for the Dubai landmark in advance of the upcoming World Expo 2020. Bee’ah ...