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Hail in Saudi Arabia at night

Riyadh’s race to build homes

By Jeff Roberts

Saudi Arabia needs more housing, but its expanding population does not have the financing to buy them

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Special Report

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Special Report: Metals & Mining - Gulf states target copper

Issue No 46 19-25 March 2010

The Middle East is well placed to take advantage of a anticipated surge in global copper prices. Saudi Arabia is leading the way in mining its copper deposits, with two new mines in the kingdom scheduled to start commercial production by the end of 2011, the largest of which, the Jabal Sayid project, will produce 57,000 tonnes a year of copper in concentrate.

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    Worker at an gas production plant site

    China prepared to take the gamble to secure future oil supplies in Iraq

    Issue No 46 19-25 March 2010

    The country is now the biggest foreign investor in Iraq’s oil sector

    Rooftops of houses in Bahrain

    Manama needs to convince lenders on housing scheme

    Issue No 46 19-25 March 2010

    Bahrain must promise payments for its social housing scheme to raise private sector funding for it

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    Business Close-up

    Joseph Daher EVP Operations Almabani

    Almabani General Contractors Subscription Required

    Issue No 46 19-25 March 2010 | By Christopher Sell

    The Saudi Arabian firm is focusing on its home market this year to increase revenues

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    Supplements

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    Gulf Construction 2010: A regional projects guide

    16-Mar-2010 | By Richard Thompson

    Most people working in the Gulf construction industry will have been glad to see the back of 2009 - a year that saw billions of dollars’ worth of projects put on hold, thousands of workers made redundant and contract payments delayed.

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      Gulf Projects Index

      Gulf Projects 15 March 2010: Index down 0.2 per cent

      17-Mar-2010 | By Verity Ratcliffe

      The MEED Projects index decreased by 0.2 per cent in the week to 15 March.

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      11-Mar-2010 | By Matthew Martin

      Emirates NBD and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank to represent UAE creditors in debt talks

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      Last Word

      Gulf states revise sustainable building principles

      4-Mar-2010 | By Edmund O'Sullivan

      Pressure is easing for radical action to cut carbon emissions and regional states are beginning to realign their environmental priorities

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      By Karen Thomas

      Middle East maritime industry finds its growth constrained by the financial crisis

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