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Syria’s industry strengthened by broader economic recovery
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Syria entered the post-December 2024 transition with a broad but severely diminished manufacturing base, surviving industrial clusters and substantial idle or under-utilised capacity. The UN Development Programme estimates that private manufacturing output fell from SP428.4bn ($8.6bn) in 2010 to SP261bn ($20.9m) in 2024, underscoring the scale of reactivation required to restore the sector to pre-conflict capacity. The subsequent institutional reset, easing of US sanctions and renewed policy engagement have created...

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Helmut von Struve, CEO, Siemens Middle East
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Hadi Nahas, Vice Chairman, Nahas Enterprises Group
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Joseph Bahri, Managing Director, Bahripharm
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Omar Al Sokhni, CEO, Al Sokhni Metals Group
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On utilising human capital to strengthen the manufacturing base

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Ahmed Zaatari, CEO, SENAAT

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Firas Shammas, CEO, New Allied Distributors

On pressure and opportunity in rebuilding Syria’s consumer goods market

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How the Strait of Hormuz disruption is accelerating ASEAN's supply chain transformation

The reconfiguration of Asia-Pacific supply chains was well under way before the current disruption to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to ASEAN countries reached a record $226bn in 2024, an 8% annual increase, even as global FDI fell by an estimated 11% and ASEAN overtook China as the preferred destination for manufacturing FDI originating from OECD countries. South-east Asian economies were already absorbing manufacturing activity relocating from China as...

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Hassan Daaboul, Co-CEO, Madar

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Georgy Georgiev, President, Honeywell Qatar, Kuwait & Pakistan

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Is the Gulf ready for electric and autonomous vehicles?

As the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) work towards economic diversification objectives and net-zero goals, opportunities are opening up for automotive manufacturers to roll out innovations in electric and autonomous vehicles. With the region characterised by a relatively young, tech-savvy and wealthy consumer class and governments keen to advance sustainability progress and gain an early-mover advantage in next-generation technologies, the GCC potentially offers fertile ground for growth...

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Jack Uppal, President and Managing Director – Africa and Middle East, General Motors (GM)

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Gulf countries look to space to harness scientific and commercial opportunities

In the push to embrace emerging technologies and harness their potential commercial opportunities, Gulf countries are launching new initiatives to bolster their domestic space industries. In June Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers approved the transformation of the Saudi Space Commission, which was launched in 2018, into a full government agency known as the Saudi Space Agency (SSA), underscoring the Kingdom’s commitment to the space sector and exploration activities. The move followed the successful launch...

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