GOVERNMENT MEGA-PROJECTS KICK-START GROWTH IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA PAINT MARKETS
April 25th, 2022
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) paint market has had a difficult past two years, but the sector is gradually rebounding, driven especially by major development projects and growth in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
“It has been tough period. Covid-19 had a significant impact on the MENA. In the Gulf, there has been a shortage of blue-collar workers in the market, almost up to now,” with expat labour markets restricted by the pandemic and related lockdowns, said Christopher Sharkey, Director of Infrastructure Sales Middle East at Denmark-based paint major ...
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