Chinese firm scoops $67m roads contract for Dubai theme parks

China State Construction to link Dubai Parks and Resorts project with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed roads. China State Construction...

Dubai property prices to drop by up to 20%, S&P forecasts

Real-estate correction to continue, Standard & Poor’s says, with emirate’s property market already ranking as one of world’s worst-performing. Dubai property prices...

UAE construction sector grows 6.1% in 2014, producing $80bn

Sheikh Mohammed: Overall economy grew by 4.6% last year, with nominal GDP hitting $400 billion. The UAE’s construction sector saw 6.1% growth...

Gulf PPP market on the upswing

Michael Conner of Faithful+Gould on how public-private partnerships can help close the infrastructure gap. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region’s sizeable infrastructure-investment...

New Abu Dhabi rent index ‘likely to cool growth in prices’

Provisional rental index could lead to lower price increases in the future, according to JLL analyst. The Abu Dhabi government’s expected introduction...

Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Building Solutions lays out its ‘Vision 2020’

CEO Ahmed Al Bassam on expanding the firm’s Gulf business. Long established as one of Saudi Arabia’s best-known business entities, Al Rajhi...

Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council approves Al Reem Island master plan

Plan will enable three big developers, including Aldar Properties, to complete their own schemes on the island. Abu Dhabi’s Urban Planning Council...

Abu Dhabi ‘set to launch provisional rent index’

Various government departments said to be compiling the index with a likely launch later this year, it was reported. The Abu Dhabi...

Abu Dhabi to educate workers about heat stress, midday break

New campaign to raise awareness among construction contractors, consultants and workers on risks of heat exposure. The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has...