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Growth Highlights

• 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.

 

INDUSTRY SECTOR

2004

2008

No of Industrial Firms

92

143

Industrial Investment

AED 3 billion

AED 4.9 billion

Total Employment

12015

24376

Sector Contribution to GDP

AED 740 million

AED 1.2 billion

 
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