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Industrial Sector  The industrial sector in the GCC countries is considered a strategic support to activate the progress of economical diversification that the GCC governments depend on so as to get out of the oil economy cocoon, or the unilateral one. Many of the countries of the GCC countries differ in the agenda to develop its industrial sector, some of them back with giving a push to the role of the derivation industries and the oil accompanying ones like petrochemicals, while the others, in particular Saudi Arabia and UAE, headed to support the role of the transformational industries. However, the industrial sector with its different kinds form a basic foundation in the national economy of the GCC and according to the Joint Arab Economic Report statistics of the year 2006, the percentage of the industrial sector performances in the GDI of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reached 59.6%, Bahrain about 38.8%, UAE about 49.2%, Oman about 59.0%, Qatar about 69.2%, Kuwait 61.6%, |
| Emal secures $737 mln loans for smelter project |
 Business & Finance Club - UAE : The UAE's state-owned Emirates Aluminium (Emal) has secured loans worth around $737 million from export credit agencies to help finance its smelter project, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
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| Alcoa-Maaden joint venture raises $4.5bn |
 Business & Finance Club - JEDDAH: Alcoa's joint-venture with Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Maaden) has raised $4.5 billion in debt for their giant aluminum project, three bankers close to the deal said on Saturday.
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| Qatofin scores an ethylene milestone |
 Business & Finance Club - Doha : Qatar celebrated the achievement of another milestone in the development of the petrochemical sector when Qatofin exported 4,500 metric tonnes of ethylene from the Ras Lafan Olefins Company (RLOC).
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| Doosan signs $3.9 billion deal for UAE reactor |
 Business & Finance Club - Dubai: South Korean power equipment manufacturer Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction said yesterday it has signed a 4.7 trillion won ($3.9 billion - Dh14.31 billion) deal with the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) to .. المزيد |
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Business & Finance Club - Dubai : Dubai Electricity and Water Authority awarded 522 million dirhams ($142 million) in contracts to expand its facilities. .. 
Business & Finance Club - Qatar : A report issued by a subsidiary of the Arab League has said Qatar’s economy has performed well in spite of the repercussions of the global financial crisis.
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Business & Finance Club - Dubai: Salcon, a subsidiary of Boustead, a leading global specialist in water and wastewater engineering announced today it has been awarded a AED55 million (approximately S$21 million) contract to design, engineer and construct .. 
Business & Finance Club - Oman (Salalah) - Salalah Methanol company announced starting the commercial production of its factory with a production capacity of 3125 tons per day of methanol. .. 
Business & Finance Cub - UAE: Abu Dhabi is set to launch an automotive industry zone to include verything from building vehicles to services and sales, it was reported on Tuesday.
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Business & Finance Club - Oman : The government has appointed Worsely Parsons and KPMG as technical and financial advisors for the 1,000 megawatt power station project which will be built at Duqm in central Oman.
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