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Beware Gulf construction ‘hype’, top contractor warns
There is much talk of a surge in projects – but the industry needs to be realistic about timelines, cautions ALEC’s Barry...
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Kuwaiti real estate firms get 20% quota for employment of nationals
Property companies will need to recruit a fifth or more of their staff from the national population. Kuwaiti real estate firms must...
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Egypt’s Arab Contractors Company stepping up Africa operations
Contractor eyes major infrastructure projects such as bridges, sewage and water plants. Arab Contractors Company, the Egypt-based contracting firm, plans to step...
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Contractors ‘have not absorbed lessons of Dubai property crash’
Smaller, newer firms still vulnerable to contract disputes due to lack of awareness, says leading construction lawyer . Gulf-based contractors are still...
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Retail sector opens doors for Bahrain
New malls and second causeway to Saudi Arabia expected to give Gulf state an economic boost . Historically less wealthy than its...
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Trust in engineering: Mouchel boss on surviving the downturn
Andrew Body, managing director of Mouchel, speaks to Big Project ME about why it’s crucial to keep your promises in a market...
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Retail symmetry: Building Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall
Big Project ME profiles the design and development of Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, the shopping mall taking the UAE capital by...
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Site visit: Dubai theme parks project right on track
Big Project ME takes a tour around the massive Dubai Parks and Resorts site – home of three of the region’s most...
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Kenneth Himmel: The mall magnate
The CEO of Related Urban explains why Abu Dhabi is the next big GCC retail destination. While it isn’t yet the shopper’s...
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Dubai Courts rule in favour of Nakheel against Q Group
Safi Qurashi ordered to pay AED11 million ($3 million), Dubai developer says. Nakheel has released a statement regarding a court decision made...
