Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority provide insight into zone attractiveness
By CNBC
05 March 2019 |
5:22 am
What competitive advantages do licensees and tenants of the Oil and Gas Free Zones have over their counterparts? In this episode Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority provide insight into zone attractiveness and talk capital protection.
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