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Special Report
Saudi Arabia Special Report: King acts to protect his legacy
Since coming to power in 2005, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has been the driving force behind reforms in the kingdom, particularly in the education sector and the judiciary
Latest News
CH2M Hill appointed as programme manager for 2022 World Cup
US firm will be in charge of managing $4bn-worth of stadium projects
Duqm refinery to tender feed in first quarter
Refinery and petrochemicals complex back on track after announcement of new gas pipeline
Baghdad redraws oil pipeline plans
Exports through planned Iraq-Syria pipeline take focus
Parsian Oil & Gas Development Company delays IPO
Iranian firm to float shares next week
BP considers Iraq gasoline import terminal
Planned gasoline facility could be built at Khor al-Zubair Free Zone in Iraq
Planned GCC hospital projects worth $35bn in 2012
Contractors are bidding largescale projects in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE
Qatar Electricity and Water Company buys stake in Jordan power plant
Amman East was Jordan’s first independent power project
Abu Dhabi tenders Emirates Road extension
New section of highway will run from the Dubai border
Tenders for first packages of Middle Euphrates airport delayed to mid-2012
Middle Euphrates airport project saw delays in 2011 over site selection
Iran to start gas production from Salman field in March
Gas from Salman field to be used for Iranian domestic consumption
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MEED Comment
Manama faces violence again
The government and opposition must show they have learnt the lessons from the unrest in 2011. To avert a new crisis, police and protesters will have to show restraint
Syria is key in pipeline plan
Crude oil export pipeline via Syria means security and stability is vital
Collaboration key to 2022 success
Doha’s appointment of programme managers is an important step in delivering planned projects
Road extension is welcome news in Abu Dhabi
The move to extend Emirates Road to Abu Dhabi will be welcomed by both motorists and contractors
Riyadh sets itself ambitious target
To meet its 2015 targets, Riyadh will have to move faster, open up its economy and ease bureaucracy
Analysis
Higher spending exposes Algiers
Measures pushed through to quell unrest have weakened Algeria’s fiscal position and left it more dependent on oil income to fund its budget
Bahrain braces for more protests
Anti-government fervour is rising ahead of the first anniversary of the 2011 protests
Business slumps amid Syria unrest
Escalating violence in Syria and the economic impact of tougher international sanctions are beginning to take their toll on small and medium-sized firms
An assertive Arab League
Efforts to lead the agenda on Syria are made more complicated by the disparate opposition
Syria agrees to extend Arab League observer mission
Damascus agrees to allow monitors to extend mission to 23 February
The risk from China’s slowdown
The cooling of the world’s second-largest economy poses a threat to energy and petrochemicals exporters
Islamists win landslide victory
Solving Egypt’s economic woes and reassuring investors will be top priority for the country’s newly elected members of parliament over the coming months
Gulf Projects Index
UAE decline pushes down Gulf projects market index
Saudi Arabia is the only country to record an increase in the value of its projects market
People and contacts
Shahli Akram Juma
Shahli Akram Juma is managing director, DIFC Investments
Mohammad al-Gergawi
Mohammad al-Gergawi is chairman, Dubai Holding
Hisham Abdullah al-Shirawi
Hisham Abdullah al-Shirawi is chairman, Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza)
Company Profile
Sorouh Real Estate
Rising residential lease income is bolstering the Abu Dhabi property developer’s balance sheet
MEED Cost Indices
New Research
MEED Awards
Rewarding commitment to quality
On 21 May 2012, Abu Dhabi will host MEED’s Quality Awards for Projects 2012, recognising best practice in project delivery in a variety of sectors. Entry for the awards is now open
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Supplement
Qatar Projects: World Cup and National Vision drive ambitious projects market
Few businesses operating in the Middle East can afford to ignore Qatar
MEED Blogs
Qatar's World Cup stadiums need form before iconic design
Carbon-neutral, technologically advanced stadiums must not become white elephants
Latest Tenders
Libya Projects
Economic Data
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| Country | 2010 | 2011f | 2012f |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | |
| 4.1 | 3.1 | 5.1 | |
| Egypt | 5.1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gaza/ West Bank | 9.3 | 9 | 10 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Iraq | 0.8 | 9.6 | 12.6 |
| Jordan | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Lebanon | 7.5 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Libya | 4.2 | na | na |
| Morocco | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Oman | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Qatar | 16.3 | 20 | 7.1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.7 | 7.5 | 3 |
| Sudan | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Syria | 3.2 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Tunisia | 3.7 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| UAE | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| Yemen | 8 | 3.4 | 4 |
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f=forecast;
na=Not Available. Source: IMF |
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