COSMETICS INDUSTRY IN THE GULF REGION BOOMING DESPITE POLITICAL STRIFE
February 8th, 2015
TOILETRIES sales in the Arab Gulf countries remain robust, an oasis of economic and political stability in a turbulent Middle East. Elsewhere in the region, the ongoing conflicts in Syria and Iraq, and the rise of the Islamic State, has seen toiletries sales plummet. Iran, meanwhile, continues to feel the brunt of international sanctions and its economy is also impacted by regional instability.In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia – consumption has not been ...
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