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The main players in the kingdom's power sector are the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), which has a monopoly over the transmission and distribution of electricity and accounts for 75 per cent of power generation capacity, and the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), the only significant producer of desalinated water in Saudi Arabia and which also produces electricity

Mainly driven by the government's Ninth Development Plan, the expansion of the Saudi healthcare system targets infrastructure, research capabilities and human capacity development to best serve the needs of the patients

Intrinsically linked to the development of healthcare in Saudi Arabia, the insurance industry is growing as more people understand the benefits of risk protection that Sharia-compliant takaful insurance offers

Saudi Arabia's pharmaceutical industry, comprised of both multinationals and local players, is the most important in the region

Under the banner of Horizon 2020, Equatorial Guinea's government is working hand-in-hand with the private sector to galvanise social development and economic diversification. The billions of petrodollars pouring into the country by a buoyant oil industry are serving to speed things up

Economic diversification and openness to FDI characterise the new economic path the private sector has chosen. The President of GVI, Melchor Esono Edjo, sheds more light on these developments

BGFI Bank's goal is to have a presence in around 18 countries by 2015 and is steadily creating subsidiaries across the region

Faith in the nation's future and strong relationships with more than 50 banks on five continents have made CCEI Bank GE the country's number one bank

The country's booming construction sector and goal to be an emerging economy by 2020 translate into greater demands for electricity and Segesa is the country's sole distributor of electric energy

An exemplary partner of EG's government and significant job creator for locals, Sogea Satom is the name behind much of the country's road building and paving