Thursday, November 5, 2026

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)

Dubai RTA draws over $272m in foreign investments in 2020

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) had last year managed to attract AED1billion ($272.2 million) worth of foreign investments in infrastructure and services developments projects, through PPP models; Build, Operate, Finance (BOFT), with several global firms from the US...

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