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At the Carrara quarries the commercial for Yves Saint Laurent is being filmed

The luxury of Yves Saint Laurent is imprinted in marble. It is the backdrop against which the golden brand shines and the light that...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative turns 10

This fall marks ten years since Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative, the vast infrastructure project that China devised to...

Saudi Arabia’s regional headquarters requirement goes into effect

Saudi Arabia’s deadline for foreign firms to establish their regional headquarters (RHQ) in the Kingdom or lose out on hundreds of billions of dollars...

FPCCI slams Senate committee’s move to ban raw minerals and marble exports

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday expressed its strong opposition to the proposed ban on the export of...

Xiamen Stone Fair Wraps Up Successful 24th Edition, Showcases Global Stone Industry Trends

The 24th China Xiamen International Stone Fair, a major event for the global stone industry, concluded successfully on March 19, 2024.Over 2,000 exhibitors from...

Egyptian marble industry estimated to grow by 15% by 2020

Carlo Montani, one of the top international experts in the stone industry, in the second edition of his report "Marble, Granite, Travertine and Natural...

Harnessing marble in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's marble resources, in different states, have for long remained floating capital . This is due to the absence of different organizational structural set...

Singapore issues a new $795mn contract to transform its port

Singapore has issued a $795mn contract to Japanese firm Penta-Ocean Construction and Bachy Soletanche Singapore in a new joint venture.The project will see the...

Ports Set Volume Records as Shippers Rush to Have Goods Processed Before Tariffs Bite

Some of the nation’s largest ports keep setting new records for cargo volumes, as trade tensions between the United States and some of its...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development recently announced the top 10 ports...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently announced the top 10 ports by container volume in a report on global shipping...