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HSBC optimistic on Libya
Bank hopes for new licence
Latest News
Saudi Aramco plans $25bn Red Sea development
Huge project aimed at exploiting estimated 100 billion barrels of oil reserves in early stages
Iraq tenders first phase of $6bn Grand Faw Port
First package will involve building breakwater
Jindal Steel completes civil works on $400 plant expansion
Main construction phase due to start shortly at plant in Sohar
Number of M&A deals increase during first quarter
Value of deals still stagnant, but on the up
Construction costs in Qatar set to rise 18 per cent
New projects will create more demand
GCC summit fails to reach agreement on closer ties
No action on expected steps towards Saudi-Bahrain union
Al-Futtaim Carillion wins Emirates Aluminium civil works deal
Local/UK contractor to work on construction of potlines at UAE smelter expansion
Al-Ghurair Iron & Steel plans October tender for $50m expansion
Abu Dhabi steel plant plans to increase capacity by 200,000 tonnes a year
Petrojet wins Qatar jet fuel pipeline contract
Qatar Petroleum awards contract to connect Mesaieed refinery with new airport
Global Investment House seeks five-month delay on debt repayments
Kuwait investment company asks bondholders for further delay on debts
MEED news alerts
Egypt Special Report
Election Special: Egypt in transition
A special report looking at Egypt as it prepares for elections in the post Hosni Mubarak era
MEED Comment
Egyptians assess presidential candidates' policies
All three candidates emphasise role of business and social justice
Analysis
Construction costs in Qatar set to rise 18 per cent
New projects will create more demand
Sulphur processing becoming inevitable for the region
As hydrocarbons become more sour, national oil companies need to adapt their downstream facilities
Airports lead for transport construction awards
Governments continue to invest in infrastructure to support economic growth
Saudi credit growth remains strong in March
Private-sector credit growth in Saudi Arabia rises to almost 13 per cent
Testing Dubai’s public private partnership commitment
Shelving the Hassyan scheme casts doubts on the future of PPP schemes in the emirate
Education Special Report
Inspections show private schools must improve
The annual inspection report released by Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in early May found that more than 100,000 private-school pupils are receiving an unsatisfactory or only an acceptable level of education
MEED Blogs
Qatar's Shell move could trigger seismic shift
In 2009 Jeroen van der Veer, the then outgoing chief executive of the UK-Dutch supermajor Shell, gave a valedictory speech to Middle East oil industry executives at a conference in Abu Dhabi.
Construction Costs
Pick-up in project activity predicted across the Gulf
There are plenty of signs to indicate that the GCC’s long-term prospects outweigh the short-term slump in contract awards
New Research
Saudi Arabia Projects Market Report 2012
A comprehensive data, research and analysis into the region’s largest projects market
Latest Tenders
Special Report
Petrochemicals Special Report: Gulf eyes plastics conversion industry
The Gulf’s petrochemicals industry has traditionally produced base chemicals, such as olefins, for sale to global consumers, who then converted them into finished products
Gulf Projects Index
Iraq and Qatar lead projects growth
Both countries’ projects markets grew in value by more than 2 per cent
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