MEED
Issue No 6 5-11 February 2010
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Abu Dhabi delays construction of three hospitals
Authorities review procurement strategy -
Abu Dhabi prepares fresh plans for second port at Mussafah
State company creating a masterplan for industrial zone harbour -
Abu Dhabi sets deadline for Saadiyat Beach apartments
Winning contractor will build seven buildings -
Abu Dhabi sets June deadline for Shuweihat 3 bids
Power production is scheduled to start in 2013 -
Abu Dhabi will pay the price for putting projects on hold
Abu Dhabi has been slow to sign contracts for new schemes and many of them are in limbo. Many contractors will be wondering whether work they are competing for will fall by the wayside -
Al-Hikma invites contractors to bid for university work in Al-Ain
Oger Abu Dhabi completes first two phases of project -
Borouge considers developing Abu Dhabi plastics plant
Feasibility study to coincide with Ruwais construction work -
Brahim Slaoui
A key figure in Morocco’s economic elite -
Cairo invites interest in power project
Dariut combined cycle power plant to be developed on build-own-operate basis -
Can the world save Sanaa?
How international support could rescue Yemen from becoming a failed state -
Contractors approached for Buildings by Daman
Successful bidder will complete half finished tower project in Dubai -
Doha develops liquefied assets
Doha plans to double its liquefied petroleum gas production in the next two years and is seeking to develop fresh markets for the fuel in the Far East -
Doha offers Iran a bridge to West
Balancing the competing demands of Washington and Tehran could be Qatar’s trickiest diplomatic task yet -
Doha’s delicate diplomatic balancing act
Qatar, economically dependent on both Iran and the US, will need to draw on its renowned diplomatic skills to maintain relations -
DP World reviews 12 projects
Ports operator delays construction of third terminal at Jebel Ali -
GCC considers plan to form unified rail regulator
Construction work on Gulf network could start in 2011 -
Gulf Finance House seeks to delay repayment on $100m
Banks asked to approve six-month loan extension -
Gulf Finance House woes are symbol of sector
What the Gulf Finance House needs now is stability and to take a more conservative approach -
Iran to privatise grain terminal at Imam Khomeini Port
Port has capacity of 37 million tonnes a year -
Khalifa Port plans should be scaled back
It is unlikely that demand for port services will increase sufficiently to absorb the excess capacity -
Kuwait delays bid deadlines for oil maintenance deals
Mechanical and electrical contracts are worth $35m each -
Kuwait gives permission to Koreans to bid on refinery work
SK Engineering & Construction negotiates compensation after KNPC cancels deals -
Libya delays $54bn energy cities plan
Prime Minister still to approve Marsa el-Brega and Ras Lanuf industrial hub scheme -
Maaden to launch $7bn aluminium financing deal in second quarter
Saudi state firm to approach banks for $7bn smelter project funding -
Marafiq draws up request for proposals for Yanbu power plant
Client to tender project as four packages -
Mazen Bissat, Chief Executive Officer, Trans Mediterranean Airways
The new CEO already owns an airline, a pharmacy chain and a shopping mall, but the Beirut freight carrier presents a different kind of opportunity -
Megaprojects push Qatar's population up
Qatar’s mushrooming expatriate population is putting increasing pressure on the state’s infrastructure – but the influx of new workers is also proving a motor for diversification -
Miloud Chaabi
A leading figure in Morocco’s economic elite -
Mohamed Horani
A leading figure in Morocco’s economic elite -
Morocco entrepreneurs
Six leading men in Morocco’s economic elite are: Mohamed Horani, Miloud Chaabi, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Younes Benjelloun, Saloua Karkri Belkeziz and Brahim Slaoui -
Moulay Hafid Elalamy
A key figure in Morocco’s economic elite -
Mumtalakat approaches banks for $500m
Bahrain investment fund seeks bridge financing ahead of bond issue -
Office supply outstrips demand
Commercial real estate developers in Doha are banking on a pick-up in demand for office space in the medium term, despite the collapse of the market elsewhere in the Gulf -
Parsons Brinckerhoff group is frontrunner for Abu Dhabi tram deal
Firms to conduct feasibility study and initial design work for transport system -
Qatargas holds final talks over Ras Laffan gas deal
French and Japanese-led consortiums are frontrunners for $1.2bn contract -
Qatari Diar takes stake in French contractor
Qatari investment company acquires 31.5 million shares in Vinci -
Qatari rail plans gather pace
Doha is investing $25bn and drawing on German technical know-how to put Qatar’s integrated transport plans on track -
Saloua Karkri Belkeziz
A key figure in Morocco’s economic elite -
Sanaa needs its Gulf neighbours
The West’s interest in Yemen does not extend far beyond a fear that it could incubate Al-Qaeda terrorists. The interests of the Gulf countries range far wider and should lead to them taking a far wider helping role -
Saudi Arabia delays tenders for Riyadh light rail
Arriyadh Development Authority is waiting to approve budget -
Saudi Aramco delays King Abdulaziz centre tender deadline
State oil firm gives contractors more time to prepare bids for $400m cultural project -
Shah gas partners delay decision over bidders
Concerns grow over relationship between Adnoc and ConocoPhillips -
Sharjah to tender contract for runway in 2010
State to upgrade airport facilities as traffic increases -
Sohar port operator plans grain terminal
Harbour set to benefit from planned freight railway -
Special Report: Qatar – Population rise poses challenges
Qatar has experienced a demographic explosion in the past five years, with the population more than doubling in size to 1.6 million in late 2009 -
Tehran courts Latin America
Iran is increasing trade flows with Latin America amid the threat of tougher US-led sanctions -
Trans Mediterranean Airways
Revamped and in the hands of a new owner, the airline is putting its turbulent past behind it -
Trans Mediterranean Airways: MEED Assessment
In the short term, TMA’s strongest asset will be its large footprint at Beirut Rafic Hariri International airport -
United Gulf Bank to start bond roadshow
Bahraini bank to start bond issue under $1bn Euro Medium Term Note plan -
Younes Benjelloun
A key figure in Morocco’s economic elite
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