Lebanon is working to implement a sweeping overhaul of its health sector, aiming to upgrade the direct provision of services, put in place more cost-effective management practices and expand basic medical coverage to all members of society.
With one of the highest per-capita outlays for health services provision of any country in [...]
Though 2009 has not been easy for Kuwait, with many of the country’s leading sectors experiencing a downturn, the country appears to have weathered the worst of the global crisis and can ring in the new year on a positive note.
While Kuwait’s economy expanded by 5.9% in 2008, the situation is expected to [...]
Despite having to contend with local and international challenges, Senegal has ended 2009 on a good note, with the economy expanding and groundwork being laid for growth in the coming year.
While the global financial crisis has had an impact on the economy, the country is expected to close out the year [...]
Like much of the economy, Jordan’s media sector has been affected by the global recession, with revenue down and a round of belt tightening the order of the day, though even in difficult times the industry has been looking to improve both its quality and its bottom line.
The global economic crisis is [...]
As demand continues to rise, Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is looking to bolster its power infrastructure. With plans for several new power plants under way, the emirate is following a strategy that utilises both traditional and sustainable energy sources, falling in line with global trends to maintain efficiency and respecting environmental [...]
While many countries in the Gulf region slipped into recession this year, Qatar has not only avoided the financial crisis but moved straight past it at speed, gaining momentum.
Some eyebrows may have been raised when, at the beginning of the year, the government confidently predicted GDP would rise by around 9% in [...]
Tunisia’s transport sector is set to receive a boost of attention as the new airport at Enfidha, a hour’s drive from the capital Tunis, is set to start operations.
The new infrastructure is set to galvanise foreign investment in industry as well as help the country better manage its tourism influx.
Initially expected [...]
Uganda makes baby steps to become regional energy giant
Italian energy giant Eni S.p.A, which also owns interests in the Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Ghana, announced in late November its acquisition of stakes in six Ugandan oil fields (a 50% interest in Blocks 1 and 3A in the Albert Basin) from Canadian-based [...]
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Bahrain’s crowded telecommunications sector is about to get even busier, with mobile phone operators Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) and Zain set to face increased competition in the coming year.
In January, the Kingdom’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), the body charged with overseeing and controlling Bahrain’s telcoms sector, announced that the [...]
As part of a four-year “emergency plan” to overhaul the education sector, the Moroccan government has signed DH12.6bn (€1.1bn) in new agreements to improve the quality of its universities.
This extra investment comes as the country seeks to meet its UN Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
At the beginning of October, HM King Mohamed [...]