New schemes suggest Abu Dhabi market has bottomed out

High-end development in Abu Dhabi appears to be pressing ahead, says Cluttons. With a slowing rate of capital value decline across the...

Women in Construction: Conductors of Construction

Four PMs talk about challenges they face and steps they take to deal with fast-tracking, constrained budgets and setbacks. To support the...

Market Analysis: Oman in Perspective

Cavendish Maxwell’s Manika Dhama on Oman and the country’s residential, office and retail real estate sectors. The continuing recovery of oil prices,...

The problem of existing building stock

Craig Ross of Cavendish Maxwell on what do with our ageing buildings. A noticeable shift in trend in the construction sector during...

The Future of Rail

Mel Awasi, director of Rail at Cundall, outlines how technology is driving change in rail transportation. The technological revolution, urbanisation, population growth...

Middle East leads global construction’s digitisation drive

Louay Dahmash, head of Autodesk ME, explains how digitisation is reshaping the construction sector . “Digitisation is about businesses using connected systems...

Insight: Why 2018 will see an uptick in tender prices

MACE looks at how global growth and oil price recovery will boost MENA activity. Fergus Rossiter, director of Mace Cost Consultancy –...

Insight: Significant airport expansion planned by 2025 in MENA region

Significant airport expansion planned by 2025 in MENA region. Ciara Walker, economist at MACE, looks at the progress of airport projects in...

Calculating the impact of VAT

Sameer Daoud, chief development officer at Drake and Scull International, tells us what to keep in mind. Funding government services and infrastructure...