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How industrialisation could future-proof MENA’s Gulf economies

Modern factory. Business leaders in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman are pushing industrialisation to boost economic diversification.

Business leaders in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman believe industrialisation will boost economic diversification in Gulf states. Image: Unsplash / @spacexuan

Alexandre Raffoul
Head of Regional Business Strategy, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Fatima Al Zahra Hewaidi
Community Lead, Business Engagement, MEA, World Economic Forum
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Abdulaziz Al-Khalifa, CEO, Qatar Development Bank (QDB)
Ibrahim Al-Mojel, CEO, Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF)
Abdulrahman Al-Hatmi, CEO, Asyad
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