Saudi contractors to be reimbursed for expat labour levy

RELATED ARTICLES: 50% small, medium-sized contracting firms shut shop in KSA | Saudi mid-day break rule introduced | Majority of Madinah projects in danger of falling behind...

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Hasan Ismaik resigns from all positions at Arabtec

RELATED ARTICLES: Arabtec construction subsidiary to be listed on Abu Dhabi stock market | Arabtec to set up five new subsidiaries | Arabtec signs $6.09 billion deal...

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Building permits process revamped as DEWA, Dubai Municipality e-systems integrate

RELATED ARTICLES: E-building systems for engineering supervision mandated in Dubai from May 2014 | Government to build 473 villas across the UAE | Dubai manpower shortage...

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Update: “KSA ban on Dutch firms not official yet”

RELATED ARTICLES: Dutch contractors to be hit by KSA's Netherlands trade ban | Nitaqat program leads to 70,000 layoffs in two years | Majority of Madinah projects...

Interviews

Raise Your Standards

In December 2013, Macro, the property and facilities management company, appointed Nigel Davies as director of Operations for the Middle East and...

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OCI NV to sell 50% stake in Besix

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Saudi contractors call for more recruitment firms

Construction firms in the Kingdom are vying for an increase in the number of labour recruitment firms. Following the loss of time...

A Call For Caution : Local Contractors

In the wake of the World Expo 2020 being awarded to Dubai, expectations amongst the local construction industry have risen in anticipation...

Construction

Saudi construction on road to recovery

Following the government crackdown on undocumented labourers in the country, the Saudi construction sector is reportedly recovering following a slump in productivity....

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JCCI official admits Saudi contractors wary of new tenders

The Saudi government's crackdown on illegal immigrants has resulted in contractors shying away from new construction tenders for fear of not getting...