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The deal is the latest development in an increasingly frantic race for military and commercial port infrastructure spanning 1,200 kilometres of the Horn of Africa’s coastline…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB233513
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Despite low fuel costs and the global airline industry running profitable operations, Kenya Airways has recorded multiple years of losses, leading the company to consider a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212878
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Rail investment is growing across the GCC states, with the reinvigorated Gulf Railway aiming to link Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279890
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The renewed dispute with US competitors adds to the increasingly strong headwinds faced by airlines in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after a decade of rapid growth. Higher fuel…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245436
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Heathrow has been losing out to European competitors in terms of airline connectivity, and cannot maintain its regional dominance if its expansion is delayed much longer. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB200735
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These came after leading fintech firm, Fawry, achieved ‘unicorn’ status in August 2020 with a market valuation over USD1bn, and after transportation app Swvl announced plans to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264263
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The two companies' investment in ports, infrastructure and logistics abroad is driven by more than commercial motives. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is using it to facilitate…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276400
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The new facility is to be built by Emirati state-owned logistics firm DP World and will become the first deep-water port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), if it opens…