Saudi Binladin completes $267m sukuk issuance

Saudi Arabia’s largest construction company, Saudi Binladin Group (SBG) has completed the issuance of a $267m short-term Islamic bond, its third since...

Interviews

The wrong project

Created to address a gap in the market for trustworthy developers and quality developments, Maskan Arabia was somewhat of a personal mission...

Construction

Dewan Architects to design 5-star Saudi hotel

Saudi-headquartered Arab Resort Areas Company (ARAC) has awarded UAE-based Dewan Architects & Engineers the consultancy contract to design and supervise the construction...

Construction

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...

Construction

Gulf construction slowed down in H1 2012

The construction market in the Gulf region has slowed down 10% during the first six months of this year, compared with the...

Construction

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...

Construction

Saudi expert calls on Kingdom to increase supervision of smaller projects

A Saudi Arabian expert has called on construction authorities to step up their role in supervising construction projects being carried out by...

Construction

Government greenlights Jeddah metro

The Saudi transport ministry and the mayoralty of Jeddah have approved the first phase of the Red Sea port-city’smetro project. Initially, the...

Construction

Saudi Aramco extends Jizan refinery bid deadline

Saudi Aramco has extended by one month the deadline to bid for construction of a new refinery in Jizan at the request...

Construction

KSA to spend $60bn on logistic and transport infrastructure

Analysts have said that plans by Saudi Arabia to spend in excess of $60bn on boosting the country’s logistics and transportation infrastructure have...