GREEN SPENDING: Government expenditure on eco-friendly projects will soften the blow of any slowdown in the industry in Increased government expenditure in the environmental sector in the Middle East will soften the impact of slower growth in the market in 2009, according to research and consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan. Valued at around $12bn in [...]

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Qatar is to host a groundbreaking conference to showcase the country’s carbon dioxide emission reduction initiatives. Titled “Carbon World Doha 2009″, the two-day conference will highlight Qatar’s emerging government-industry partnership to reduce carbon dioxide emissions as well as address key issues in Qatar’s evolving carbon market. Qatar was the first GCC country to join the [...]

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