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Saudi Arabia News
Kingdom and Emaar select Smith & Gill for world’s tallest building
The US firm will design Kingdom Holding’s 1-kilometre tall Jeddah tower
Zain Saudi Arabia to launch $500m recapitalisation
Saudi mobile operator is in talks with Al-Rajhi and Banque Saudi Fransi
Building Construction Company wins Emaar's Al-Khobar contract
Local contractor wins Al-Ghadeer Village construction deal in Saudi Arabia
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Banks given more time for Yanbu financing
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Deadline extended for Saudi Arabia power and water project
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Partners start up Sasref Jubail low sulphur diesel unit
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Saudi firm to complete $1bn loan deal
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Construction to start on two King Abdullah Financial District schemes
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Saudi Arabia invites firms to prequalify for Medina airport
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Saudi Aramco and ConocoPhillips start cost talks on Yanbu refinery
Saudi Arabia Analysis
Riyadh slashes wheat output
Saudi farmers are leaving wheat cultivation faster than anticipated under a plan to save water
Balancing Saudi Arabia’s local and export oil needs
A rise in domestic fuel consumption and a fall in oil export revenues will test the kingdom’s economy in 2010
Al-Baraka Banking Group
The Islamic bank is seeking fresh markets after emerging intact from the global crisis
Saudi Arabia Aviation
Six senior figures leading the development of the kingdom’s airline industry are: Bruce Ashby, Jubarah bin Eid al-Suraisi, Abdullah Rehaimi, Khalid Abdullah Almolhem, Sulaiman Abdullah al-Hamdan and Walter Prenzler
Saudi Arabia Special Reports
Special Report: Power & Water - Region struggles to ensure access to scarce water supplies
The Middle East is struggling to cope with growing demand for fresh water. While the reasons for water shortages vary across the region, the issue that all governments around the Middle East are having to tackle is the same: how to guarantee access to shrinking supplies of fresh water.
Special Report: Transport & logistics - Gulf invests in new roads network
The Gulf’s road building schemes may not enjoy the high profile of the region’s rail and airport investment programmes, but the trend for Gulf states to spend millions of dollars on new highways is a sign that they are taking the business of building a better basic infrastructure seriously.
Special Report: Banking - Public sector projects raise hope
The Gulf’s governments are turning to new financing strategies to fund crucial infrastructure projects with public-private partnerships (PPPs) an increasingly popular model in the region
Special Report: Construction - Contract awards raise hope in the Gulf
The outlook for the region’s construction sector in 2010 looks mixed. The Gulf’s major economies, such as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, are surging out of the financial downturn, but $575bn worth of projects remain on hold across the GCC
Special Report: Saudi Arabia - Riyadh pushes peace talks
Riyadh is confident about its finances for 2010, having announced a 14 per cent rise in spending for the year ahead. It has allocated tens of billions of dollars to key sectors, including health, transport, telecoms and water
Special Report: Oil & Gas - Focus turns to downstream developments
Over the next five years, contractors will be working hard to help Riyadh achieve its goal of doubling its oil refining capacity by 2015.
Saudi Arabia Data
Riyadh slashes wheat output
Saudi farmers are leaving wheat cultivation faster than anticipated under a plan to save water
Oil prices: Caution is the watchword
Oil price conservatism is likely to remain a key theme of Middle East states’ budget calculations
2009 Review: Trends - Gulf aluminium producers take advantage of low gas costs
With access to cheap gas feedstock, regional producers are boosting their capacity while rivals cut back.
Finance 2010: Reasons for cautious confidence
Banks in the region have fared well amid the global downturn but must start lending to boost business
Projects 2010: Market begins to recover in the region
Contract awards are expected to pick up significantly in the year ahead, with more than $500bn worth of projects currently being tendered across the region as clients take advantage of lower construction costs
Construction 2010: Public sector offers best opportunities
The real estate market is set to remain subdued in 2010, but infrastructure projects will push ahead
Saudi Arabia Tenders
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Saudi Arabia: Ambulances
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Saudi Arabia: Medical equipment
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Saudi Arabia: Fire stations and housing construction
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Saudi Arabia: Power plant evaporator ponds
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Saudi Arabia: Power plant cathodic protection systems
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Saudi Arabia: Power plant boiler services
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Saudi Arabia: Hospital and medical centre O&M
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Saudi Arabia: Airport environmental and social impact assessment
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Saudi Arabia: Concrete and steel works
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Saudi Arabia: Bridge and road intersections
Saudi Arabia Contracts Awarded
Middle East contracts awarded: February 2010
Almost $3.5bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in February 2010, according to this selected checklist compiled from MEED reports
Daelim wins Jubail plastics plant contract
Deal is worth $425m
Baytur starts building Saudi teaching hospital
Contract covers construction of clinic with 800 beds and nine structures
