56= Riyadh King Abdullah Financial District
Project Overview
The King Abdullah
Financial District will be spread over 3.5 sq km in the Saudi capital, with a built-up area of 1.6 sq km.
It will house the headquarters of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadwul) and the Capital Market Authority. The project also includes a financial academy for 5,000 students, hotels and restaurants.
Project Analysis
GCC power initiatives tackle excess demand
Governments across the region are taking the issue of electricity-saving more seriously, rolling out initiatives to reduce consumption
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Kingdom remains construction hub
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Riyadh steps up nationalisation to ease unemployment
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Saudi Arabia - A new powerhouse emerges
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Riyadh’s building boom
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The Middle East rediscovers the age of the train
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Optimism belies the challenges ahead for Saudi banking
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Project finance in Saudi Arabia: Slow off the blocks
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Addressing Jeddah’s most pressing need
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Housing crisis looms in Saudi Arabia
Biographies
Alaaeldien Waziry
Alaaeldien Waziry is regional director of transportation, Aecom
Basem al-Shihabi
Basem al-Shihabi is managing partner, Omrania & Associates
Jacob Kurek
One of Saudi Arabia’s leading planners and designers of the built environment
Company Announcements
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Trane EarthWise solutions used in cooling plant at King Abdullah Financial District
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Otis announces six contract wins for the King Abdullah Financial District in Saudi Arabia
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IHG partners with Rayadah Investment Company to open the first hotel Indigo in the Middle East and Riyadh's second InterContinental
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New financial centre going for solar Made in Germany with Conergy
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Saudi Readymix announces completion of one of largest concrete pours in Saudi Arabia
Key Facts
Client: Rayadah Investment Company
Sector: Real Estate
Stage: Execution
Budget: $7bn
Completion date: Q4 2012
Location: Saudi Arabia
News
Riyadh receives bids for technology complex
The project will involve building second phase of information technology (IT) park
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Saudi stock exchange sets submission date for MEP deal
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Al-Rajhi Bank invites contractors to submit bids for Riyadh headquarters
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Riyadh receives bids for stock exchange tower
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Contractors prequalified for Tadawul mechanical, electrical and plumbing deal
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Al-Rayadah prequalifies firms for Jeddah infrastructure package
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Riyadh extends submission date for Tadawul tower project
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Riyadh extends bid deadline for stock exchange project
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Tadawul MEP contract to be tendered in April
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Ten companies invited to bid on Riyadh technology complex
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