Middle East and Africa

Economic prosperity, strong inflow of foreign investments, changing lifestyles and restriction on the visual media are some of the factors that are accelerating the growth of the print sector
The emerging countries in terms of printing include Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt
The UAE has the largest share in the newspaper market in the region and publishes seven major newspapers, of which four are Arabic and three are English
With a GDP valued at $45 billion I 2006 and a target average growth f 11% per annum up to 2015, the Middle East represent an expanding market.
Dubai is a gateway to a market of more than 1 billion people in the fast growing economies of the Middle East, West Asia, East Africa and the CIS.
In Africa, dependent to a large extent upon trends in the key South African economy.

Regional Print Trade Associations in the Middle East and Africa