MEED
Issue No 46 13-19 November 2009
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Abdel Aziz al-Mansouri
Abdel Aziz al-Mansouri is director of drainage department, Sharjah Municipality -
Abu Dhabi extends pumping station tender
Companies will now submit bids in early December -
Abu Dhabi to develop airport as construction deal
Adac changes build-operate-transfer contract -
Abu Dhabi to tender Khalifa stadium in 2010
Contractors will be invited to bid once design work is complete -
Arabian Construction Company wins Regent Pearl hotel work
Resort to be built opposite Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi -
Aramco to launch lube refinery upgrade
Joint venture with Jadwa Industrial Investment approaches contractors about expansion in 2010 -
Banks’ writedowns for bad debts increase year on year
Listed institutions to write down more debt than the SR5.3bn recorded in 2008 -
Borouge invites firms to bid for $4.5bn Ruwais expansion
Polymers company offers engineering and construction deals worth $4.5bn -
Cairo casts its net for investment
The country is seeking foreign funding for a $15bn programme of infrastructure projects -
Colin Hannan
Colin Hannan is director of water services, Regulation & Supervision Bureau, Abu Dhabi -
Commercial Bank of Qatar increases bond issue to $1.6bn
Institution aims to improve financial strength -
Competition grows in the budget airlines sector
The Gulf’s aviation sector is becoming increasingly crowded, with Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways and Flydubai the latest firms to join Sharjah’s Air Arabia in offering cheap flights to regional travellers -
Consultants submit bids for Abu Dhabi tram feasibility study
Successful bidder will design 340 kilometres of tram lines -
Contractors submit bids for Abu Dhabi hospital projects
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has received bids for the enabling works packages on two multi-billion dirham projects to increase capacity at government hospitals in Mafraq and Al-Ain.The Mafraq Hospital extension will add 690 new beds to the hospital and will cover an area of 245,000 square metres. It will have underground parking for 1,300 vehicles. US-based Burt Hill is the design consultant.The new Al Ain Hospital will have 688 beds. It will be built over an area o -
Doha to tender construction deal for Lusail light-rail scheme
Qatari Diar plans for winning firm to start work in second half of 2010 -
Economic crisis makes case for reform in Kuwait
The effect of the credit crunch on some of Kuwait’s longest-standing financial institutions highlights the need for change in the country’s regulatory system -
Ibrahim Elwan
Ibrahim Elwan, is chairman, Tanqia -
Indian firm bids low for Omani ministry deal
Government office to be built close to Muscat International airport -
Investors must be rewarded in Egypt
Cairo cannot fall back on revenues from oil and gas sales to pay its way. Egypt offers relatively meagre financial returns to investors -
It is too early to talk of recovery in the Gulf power sector yet
Salalah will be the region’s third utility developed by the private sector to secure funding this year -
Jet charter market receives a boost in the Gulf
Executive jet charter operators are experiencing a recovery in demand for their services after nine months of decline as economic confidence begins to return -
Kharafi National bids low for gas deal
Second phase of Kuwait Oil Company’s field upgrade is aimed at more than tripling production capacity -
Kuwait in search of an economic strategy
The global downturn has given Kuwait reason to think carefully about its plans for economic development and create a long-term vision for the country -
Kuwaiti reforms will need support
Winning Al-Sabah’s co-operation in implementing the proposed new laws will be key to the liberals’ success or failure in 2010 -
Metro plans in the region are long overdue
While years behind Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha are at last taking public transport schemes seriously -
Mohamed Najem al-Awadhi
Mohamed Najem al-Awadhi is director of sewage plant department, Dubai Municipality -
Olivier Crasson
Olivier Crasson is general manager, Ajman Sewerage Private Company -
Oman Cement Company
The firm is growing its profits and expanding capacity despite the downturn and increasing competition -
Oman Cement Company: MEED Assessment
The firm is growing its profits and expanding capacity despite the downturn and increasing competition -
Oman invites international contractors to bid for road project
Companies will create dual carriageway from Jabrin to Ibri -
Oman to launch Duqm refinery study
Petrochemicals complex will be one of the largest schemes in the Gulf -
Prequalifiers miss deadline for Ruwais power plant
Contracting teams ask for more time after Takreer increases scope of project -
Progressives in Kuwait press for reform
Following its summer recess, the Kuwaiti parliament is seeking to fast-track reform, but simmering political disputes threaten to hamper the pace of change -
Saudi banks must lend to make profits
If the banks want to recover their lost profitability levels, they will have to start lending again -
Saudi Electricity extends deadline for Riyadh PP11 power plant
Bidding groups request more time to price construction costs -
Sembcorp to complete financing for Salalah power plant
Developer will secure $750m in loans for power scheme from local, Chinese and other international banks -
Special Report: Aviation - Low-cost carriers expand fleets
Luxury jet operators and low-cost airlines are taking advantage of the bargains currently on offer from manufacturers in the market and expanding their fleets -
Special Report: Kuwait - MPs push for finance reforms
Kuwait’s handling of the financial crisis has been criticised for the limited scale of its intervention to contain the crash, which resulted in several local institutions coming near to collapse -
Takreer considers bids for refinery work
South Korean firms dominate line-up of companies competing for contracts to expand Ruwais facility -
Two consortiums vie for airport construction work
Contract covers construction of runway, hangars and roads -
UAE wastewater
The six figures responsible for providing wastewater services in the UAE are: Colin Hannan, Alan Thomson, Mohamed Najem al-Awadhi, Olivier Crasson, Ibrahim Elwan and Abdel Aziz al-Mansouri -
World Bank reviews delays to independent power project
State firm delays request for proposals
