• Industrial investment surges from AED 3 billion in 2004 to AED 4.94 billion in 2008
• The number of industrial firms grows from 92 in 2004 to 143 in 2008
• Total employment in the industrial sector doubles from 12015 in 2004 to 24376 in 2008
• The contribution of the manufacturing sector to the GDP grows from AED 740 million in 2004 to AED 1.2 billion in 2008
Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) has attracted leading international companies to its industrial park at Al Ghail and its other industrial zones and has even partnered with various companies in strategic products like optical data storage disc manufacturing, cement, steel and chemicals.