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NOVEMBER Mid-November: Third Caspian Economic Forum, Iran. September-November: Emirates Postal Group’s “Logistics Unleashed” competition, UAE. 5-8 November (Sunday-Wednesday): TransMEA, Cairo, Egypt. 8 November (Wednesday): Turkish-Arab Economic Forum 2023, Istanbul. 9-15 November (Thursday-Wednesday): Intra-African Trade Fair, Cairo, Egypt. 11-13 November (Saturday-Monday): GCC-Türkiye Economic Forum, Çırağan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey. 13-17 November (Monday-Friday): Dubai Airshow, Dubai […]
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Posted inWhat we're tracking today
TODAY: Egypt to privatize airports, PM says + KSA, Russia extend oil supply cuts
Good morning, lovely people. We have a packed issue for you today, with tons of updates from across the region — including everything about purchasing activity and supply chains in the region in October. THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- It’s PMI day: Purchasing manager indices (PMI) tracking non-energy sectors in UAE, KSA, Qatar, Egypt, and Lebanon […]
Posted inPurchasing
Non-oil private sector activity across GCC show positive signs of growth in October, while Egypt + Lebanon remain in contraction
Supply chains saw notable improvements in GCC countries in October, with improvements in new orders
Posted inProjects
ECO members agree to a new China-Europe transport corridor via Iran
The corridor will deepen trade in the region, and increase volume of cargo shipments to generate more revenue
Posted inAviation
Iran opens new airport in Kurdistan region
The USD 3.9 mn Saqqez airport comes as part of several projects aimed at boosting cargo transport in the country
Posted inDebt Watch
AFDB approves EUR 100 mn risk participation trade finance scheme with Morocco’s Attijariwafa bank
The scheme will help boost trade finance in Africa and support sectors like transport and manufacturing
Posted inDiplomacy
Jordan eyes more investments from UAE, Singapore. PLUS: Bahrain severs ties with Israel
UAE + Jordan sign USD 6 bn MoUs on investment in infrastructure, transport: The UAE’s Investment Minister Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi and Jordanian Planning and International Cooperation Minister Zeina Toukan signed several MoUs to enhance investment cooperation in several areas, including transport and infrastructure, Emirati news agency Wam reports. The MoUs, which include a grant covering […]
Posted inLogistics in the News
Could China’s monopoly over shipping containers soon end? + These are the countries benefiting from decoupling
The shipping industry is increasing efforts to veer away from its reliance on China for steel container production amid tensions in Taiwan, the Financial Times reports. China dominates the container production market, manufacturing some 95% of the world's containers, mainly through three state-owned firms, the FT reports, citing data from maritime consultancy Drewry. This overreliance […]