PPP approach could save $2.9bn on Kuwait megaproject

Kuwait could save billions of dollars if it builds its planned metro using private finance instead of the traditional procurement system, a...

Consultant

Kuwait’s United Real Estate Company awards $55m construction contract for Byout Hessah

United Real Estate Company, the Kuwait-based developer, has said that one of its key subsidiaries, Mena Homes Real Estate Company, has signed...

Consultant

Egis completes acquisition of Kuwait’s Projacs International

Egis, a global player in the construction and engineering services sector, has completed the acquisition of Projacs International, a Kuwaiti-based engineering consultancy...

Construction

China’s CGGC completes main infrastructure works for Al Mutlaa Residential City Project

China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) has announced the completion of main infrastructure works for the Al Mutlaa Residential City Project, adding that...

Construction

SSH says 50% of construction works complete on Al Andalus complex in Kuwait

50% of construction works on the mixed-use Al Andalus complex in the Hawally district of Kuwait is complete, SSH have announced. The...

Construction

Industry Talk: Talent and green technology top industry’s 2021 wish-list

According to a GlobalData report, the construction output growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa region is set to contract...

Construction

EBS says work on four Expo 2020 projects nearing completion

Emirates Building Systems (EBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments and a leading manufacturer of steel structures, has said that it...

Consultant

Saudi Arabia to end Qatar blockade

An agreement to end almost four years of isolation for Qatar has been reached, with Saudi Arabia set to re-open its land...

Construction

Work on $1.3bn new terminal building at Kuwait International Airport reaches 40%

Work on the new terminal building at Kuwait International Airport is moving at a steady pace despite the COVID-19 situation, with nearly...

Construction

Construction works on new Boubyan Bank HQ in Kuwait underway

Construction works on the new Boubyan Bank headquarters in Kuwait are officially underway following a groundbreaking ceremony. SSH and Perkins Eastman delivered...