Construction
-
Barwa posts 21.1% fall in H1 income
Gulf's largest listed property developer continues work on $4.94bn Golf City project. Barwa Real Estate, 45%-owned by Qatari Diar Real Estate and...
-
Qatar seeking bids for Mesaieed aggregate port
Project involves building a four-lane conveyor system, six 25km stacker lines and an internal stockyard road network. Companies have been invited by...
-
Gulf construction slowed down in H1 2012
Drastic fall in contract activity in Saudi Arabia as government struggles to process projects. The construction market in the Gulf region has...
-
Developer stopped from clearing Al Reem Island mangroves
Abu Dhabi Environment Agency tells developer to provide compensation for damaged areas. A developer has been stopped by Abu Dhabi authorities before...
-
Investment crucial to Saudi Diesel success
Ibrahim EL Naggar, Head of Construction Equipment Department, Saudi Diesel Equipment (SDEC), says that investment and strategic planning have been crucial to...
-
UAE property sector close to ‘stabilising’: RICS
Improved access to funds has lifted sentiments of real estate investors in the country. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has...
-
KSA awards $164m deals to upgrade four ports
Contracts worth a total of $164m have been awarded by the Saudi Ports Authority (SPA) to upgrade four ports in different parts...
-
Big block builders
CMME joins FBA on its mammoth job at Doha’s New Port Project to see one of the Middle East’s biggest pouring operations....
-
Saudi expert calls on Kingdom to increase supervision of smaller projects
Housing specialist says that smaller firms tend to take shortcuts and use inferior materials to save on costs. A Saudi Arabian expert...
-
Chinese downturn pushes focus to Middle East, Americas
The Chinese slow-down and the European debt crisis is beginning to leave a hole in the pockets of manufacturers, but there is...
