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Arabtec joint venture wins Kazakhstan work Subscription

18 June 2013, 13:39 GMT | By

UAE contractor teams up with CCC for Abu Dhabi Plaza

Qatar Rail issues Doha metro elevated sections tender Subscription

18 June 2013, 13:24 GMT | By

Latest Doha metro tender covers elevated section of gold and green lines

BP prequalifies seven for Iraq oil deal Subscription

18 June 2013, 13:24 GMT | By

First major project at Rumaila field set to be tendered by September

Polysys approves design for Abu Dhabi polymer additive plant Subscription

18 June 2013, 13:24 GMT | By

Joint venture with South Korea’s Songwon to build plant and to supply region’s polyolefins sector

Etihad explores investment in Serbian carrier Subscription

18 June 2013, 13:02 GMT | By

Etihad Airways and JatAirways to discuss equity investment

Chevron signs new Iraqi Kurdistan oil deal

18 June 2013, 12:31 GMT | By

US firm will take over operatorship of Qara Dagh block

India and South Korea cut Iran oil imports further

18 June 2013, 12:31 GMT | By

Asian economies handed six-month US sanctions waivers for reducing Iran crude purchases

Tasnee seeking $1bn loan from Saudi banks Subscription

18 June 2013, 11:41 GMT | By

Saudi petrochemicals firm aims to complete loan deal by mid-July

Algeria has enough water for shale gas says ministry Subscription

18 June 2013, 11:40 GMT | By

The water resoruces are in place for full scale production of world’s third largest shale gas reserves

Qatar Airways places order for nine Boeing aircraft Subscription

18 June 2013, 9:37 GMT | By

Qatar Airways order will bring airline’s fleet of 777s to 51 aircraft

Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital invests in healthcare firm Subscription

18 June 2013, 8:50 GMT | By

Company to invest AED200m to 250m in healthcare sector over the next three to five years

Aecom wins Qatari road contract Subscription

18 June 2013, 8:34 GMT | By

US firm to supervise construction and design of a section of Doha Expressway

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Latest Analysis

A contrasting 2012 for Middle East oil producers Subscription

18 June 2013, 8:49 GMT | By

Drops in crude output from Iran, Syria and Yemen offset by record year for other producers

Sharjah tourist arrivals 2009-2012

Shurooq Subscription

17 June 2013, 11:08 GMT | By Gemma Hornett

The Sharjah firm is working on several high-profile mixed-use developments

Middle East and global construction disputes

Disputes temper optimism in construction market Subscription

12 June 2013, 11:37 GMT | By Cathal Gormley

More opportunities, but unresolved issues linger

Gas resources by region and Mena unproved shale gas

Libya looks to exploit shale potential Subscription

12 June 2013, 8:54 GMT | By

US energy report highlights Libya’s assets in shale oil and gas

Loans and deposits 2009-2012

Bank Albilad Subscription

10 June 2013, 13:54 GMT | By

The small Saudi lender is looking to challenge established players in the kingdom

Construction

Confidence returns to construction market

5 June 2013, 15:31 GMT | By

While frustrations remain, MEED’s survey of industry executives reveals growing optimism in the sector

GCC construction and infrastructure awards 2013

Qatar leads contract awards in GCC Subscription

5 June 2013, 13:51 GMT | By Cathal Gormley

Total value of construction and infrastructure contract awards in GCC up 16 per cent in second quarter

Illulstration of Nassef Sawiris, CEO Orascom Construction Industries

Interview: Nassef Sawiris, CEO of Orascom Construction Industries Subscription

5 June 2013, 8:25 GMT | By David Butter

A $1bn tax settlement with the Cairo authorities has paved the way for the contractor to complete its corporate listing shift to Amsterdam, but it remains committed to its Egyptian roots

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Special Reports

Banking

Banking: QNB extends its lead over GCC rivals

12 June 2013, 16:20 GMT

For the first time in its history, the Middle East has a bank with assets worth more than $100bn

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Contract Awards

Middle East contract awards May 2013

Middle East contracts awarded: May 2013 Subscription

9 June 2013, 10:29 GMT

Just over $8bn-worth of contracts awarded in May

Research reports

UAE

Pre-launch offer: UAE Project Market Report 2013

A complete analysis and overview of the opportunities, challenges and forecasts for the UAE projects market

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Gulf Projects Index

Gulf Projects Index

GCC bolsters Gulf Projects Index Subscription

13 June 2013, 11:27 GMT

Bahrain was the only GCC country to record a decline in the value of its projects market

Projects Market Tracker

Country Data

Country 2011 2012f 2013f

Algeria

2.4 2.6 3.3

Bahrain

2.1 2 2.8
Egypt 1.8 2 3
Iran 2 0.9 0.8
Iraq 8.9 10.2 14.7
Jordan 2.6 3 3.5
Kuwait 8.2 6.3 1.9
Lebanon 1.5 2 2.5
Libya 59.7 121.9 16.7
Morocco 4.9 2.9 5.5
Oman 5.4 5 3.9
Qatar 14.1 6.3 4.9
Saudi Arabia 7.1 6 4.2
Sudan 4.5 11.2 0
Syria na na na
Tunisia 1.8 2.7 3.3
UAE 5.2 4 2.6
Yemen 10.5 1.9 4.1
f=forecast; na=Not Available; Source: IMF
Last updated: March 2013