PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) reached 25.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014 — a 2.0% increase year on year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Strong consumer demand during the holiday season helped keep the market at positive levels for the third consecutive quarter, albeit modest and patchy across the region, leading to 5.5% growth for 2014 with 93.3 million PCs shipped in EMEA.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of IE Market Research Corp's new report "3Q14 Middle East Mobile Operator Forecast, 2003 - 2017" to their offering.

Research and Markets: UAE IT Market Report 2015-2019 with HP, Huawei Technologies, IBM, Injazat Data Systems & Oracle Dominating

Dubai Airports maintained its growth trajectory in the second half of 2014 with passenger traffic at Dubai International rising 4.3 per cent in November, according to the latest traffic report issued by operator Dubai Airports today.

TechSci Research Announces New Publication Report on 'Saudi Arabia Masterbatch Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2019'

Focus will move from competing on price to competing on technology and quality of service, finds Frost & Sullivan

A delegation from Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone (RAK FTZ), the second-largest free zone in the United Arab Emirates, is visiting the western and southern United States as it looks to cement existing relationships, establish new ties and showcase investment opportunities for US companies.

ReportsnReports.com adds Data Centre Middle East 2015 to 2020 market research report to the IT & Telecommunications category of its online industry data and intelligence library. The research says that in the Middle East, there is continued growth taking place in the Data Centre sector in selected Country Markets (Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the UAE) in the region - with the UAE and Saudi Arabia seeing the most new Data Centre investment - but with new investment also taking place in Israel and Jordan, and on a selected basis, in other Middle Eastern countries. 

The Jafza roadshow in Turkey generated tremendous interest among Turkish business circles looking to use Jebel Ali Free Zone and Dubai as a trade hub.

The team, led by Ibrahim Mohamed Aljanahi, Deputy CEO of Jafza and Chief Commercial Officer of Economic Zones World included Dr. Mohamed Al Banna, VP Commercial Services, Saood Al Khloofi, Head of Middle East and Africa Region, and Mania Merrikhi, Project Manager with Jafza's Marketing and Communications Department.

Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the premier Free Zone in the Middle East, will be addressing business seminars in Osaka, Tokyo and Hokkaido as part of a 5 day roadshow being conducted to highlight the benefits to Japanese companies who use Jafza and Dubai as the gateway to Middle East and Africa.

• Saudi Arabia's pharmaceutical industry has grown from USD 3 bn to USD 4 bn over the period 2008 to 2013
• Healthcare budget as a percentage of GDP has increased from 3.4% to 4.9% over the same period
• Main healthcare demand drivers include the growing prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders, increased longevity and rising wealth levels
• The physical penetration of international players and the market's gradual shift towards low-cost genetics means domestic pharma players face a changing landscape
• Possible strategies to best capitalize on this include a reassessment of the value creation architecture and the adopted business model, as well as the build-up of strong brand equity

Officials from Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the premier Free Zone in the Middle East, will be addressing a seminar on October 15at the Kempinski Ciragan Palace as part of a 5 day roadshow being conducted to highlight the advantages Turkish companies can gain by using Jafza and Dubai as their hub of Middle East and Global operations.