DUBAI PLANS to raise state spending by 12 per cent in 2016 as it invests in infrastructure to sustain economic growth, but an equal rise in revenues will allow the emirate to balance its budget, the government said. [...]
Al Bawani Company, one of Saudi Arabia’s top contracting companies, has built its business on foundations of honesty, integrity and transparency [...]
CUTS IN Saudi construction spending as a result of low oil prices could lead one of the kingdom’s biggest firms to lay off some 15,000 people, sources have revealed to Reuters. [...]
Qatari developer UDC is pressing ahead with a range of projects in its domestic market and farther afield [...]
Housing tops Baghdad’s growing to-do list, but as work begins on infrastructure ranging from airports to sewage plants, Iraq’s modest contracting capacity is being stretched to its limits [...]
Gulf countries hope to encourage the provision of mortgages to help drive urgently needed new residential developments [...]
Saving energy and utilities by adopting sustainable building designs is not just an ethical option – it is becoming a vital economic choice for Gulf countries [...]
Government-backed infrastructure projects and robust consumer demand for housing are driving the region’s leading construction market [...]
The construction industry in the Gulf can expect a patchy year ahead due to an array of inhibiting factors, both international and regional [...]
With more and more projects in the Gulf failing to make it off the drawing board amid difficult conditions, Timothy Judge of global consultant Hill International reveals the challenges of seeing a development through to completion [...]
