Based on independent analysis and numerous stakeholder interviews and working sessions, five priority “anchor” sectors were defined to drive economic growth, jobs creation, investment, and knowledge transfer in the region for the next 20 years. The five anchor sectors, chosen based on a set of criteria defining their attractiveness and Al Gharbia’s “ability to win” in them, are:

• Energy (including Oil and Gas equipment and services and alternative (predominantly nuclear and solar)    energy production and services)
• Chemicals (including midstream petrochemicals production and downstream, end products manufacturing)
• Water equipment and technology (including the manufacture of meters, pumps and valves designed to monitor and reduce water consumption)
• Tourism (including Leisure, Tradition and Business segments)
• Food (including the growing of dates and vegetables using modern, sustainable technologies, fish farming and food processing)