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Dorsch Gruppe: Arab-German Yearbook 2010 “Construction and Consulting”

Offenbach, June, 3rd 2010 – Today the Dorsch Gruppe releases together with the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry the first edition of the Arab-German Yearbook “Construction and Consulting”, the book will be released in the course of the 13th German-Arab economic forum taking place in Berlin.

21 German companies and enterprises presenting a selection of its construction and consulting projects which stand exemplary for the current developments in the 22 Arab countries. International consulting companies, plant constructors and architecture offices as well as the Development Bank KfW and the GTZ are amongst the participating companies. The federal minister of traffic, construction and urban development Dr. Peter Ramsauer could be pleased for prefacing words.
For Olaf Hoffmann, CEO of Dorsch Gruppe and member of the Board of Directors Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the yearbook is dedicated describing the Arab world of today and tomorrow: “impressive architecture, big infrastructure or renewable energy projects would not show the whole picture. With more than 2,100 projects in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, over 500 projects in Qatar and Kuwait, nearly 200 projects in Oman, and almost 150 projects in Bahrain the construction industry lives up the demands of the growing population in the Arab world”, declares Olaf Hoffmann, CEO of Dorsch Gruppe and member of the Board of Directors Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in his preface.
“This yearbook shall be an useful tool to introduce various exemplary construction and consulting projects realized or planned by German enterprises in cooperation with partners in the Arab world”, declare Dr. Thomas Bach, President of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Abdulaziz Al-Mikhlafi, Secretary General of the Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in their preface. “The Arab countries welcome German enterprises as credible partners and invite them to participate in the continuing economic growth”, they elaborate in the preface.