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Economic Majlis Highlights Importance of Incentives in Supporting Business Sectors in Sharjah

200 senior government officials, consuls, businessmen and investors take part in economic session Al Shehhi: “Newly introduced incentives play a vital role in stimulating the business environment.” Al Sarkal: “Economic Council highlights flexible legislation Sharjah offers to investors” Al Hajri: “Our aim from the Majlis is to map out strategic opportunities to boost Sharjah’s FDI and diversified sectors” Al Musharrakh: ...

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New road project to boost connectivity and logistics in Sharjah

Sharjah’s largest infrastructure project has taken another step towards completion following the inauguration of the Middle East’s longest covered tunnel, part of a highway development expected to boost connectivity, trade and logistics between the east and west coasts of the emirate. On April 14 Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, ruler of Sharjah and member of the UAE’s Supreme Council, set ...

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Invest in Sharjah Wins ‘Investment Project Agency’ Award for Second Consecutive Year

Leading economic development agency in Middle East in attracting capital investment projects The Sharjah FDI Office, (Invest in Sharjah), has reinforced its status as one of the region’s key foreign investment drivers, having been recognised once again as a top ‘Investment Project Agency’ (IPA) in one of the most important and prestigious investment industry awards worldwide. The ‘Mac Conway’ awards, ...

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Multi-million dollar LED plant to be set-up in SAIF Zone

Rexton Technologies Middle East, an industrial arm of Sharjah-headquartered Kingston Holdings FZC, is setting up a multi-million dollar LED Manufacturing facility in Sharjah Airport Free Zone (SAIF Zone), to capitalise on the region’s growing demand for LED lights. According to recent research by Frost & Sullivan, the GCC LED market is currently growing at 16.8 percent (CAGR) per annum and ...

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ARADA confirms AED1 billion loan for Sharjah mega-project

ARADA has arranged an Islamic syndicated loan of AED1 billion (US$ 274m) as financing for its the 24 million square foot master-planned community development, Aljada. The property developer’s finance facility was arranged by Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Dubai Islamic Bank as joint-lead arrangers and bookrunners. ARADA was formed in early 2017 as a joint-venture between KBW Investments and ...

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Sharjah’s achievements set stage for further economic growth

Improving oil prices, narrowing deficits and continued public spending are expected to support economic growth averaging 2.5 percent across the GCC next year, according to Moody’s Investors Services, while the credit agency predicts 2.7 percent real GDP growth for Sharjah in 2018. In Sharjah’s case, a wide range of achievements have helped it maintain stability in the face of regional ...

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AED 22 billion Sharjah 2018 budget announced

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has issued Law No. 10 2017 approving a general budget for the Emirate of Sharjah of AED 22.1 billion (US$ 6 billion) for the fiscal year 2018. According to Sharjah Finance Department (SFD), the budget has increased 6 percent compared to the final 2017 budget ...

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Indigo to launch two more Sharjah routes

IndiGo, India’s largest budget-carrier, will introduce non-stop flights to Sharjah from Lucknow (LKO) and Hyderabad (HYD) starting 29 December 2017, due to the growing demand for Sharjah connections. The airline launched its inaugural flight to Sharjah International Airport in March, connecting Sharjah with Kozhikode (Calicut), followed by the addition of a direct flight from Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in April. IndiGo will ...

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