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November 2010 Online Content
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Axiom share sale to exclude retail investors
Initial public offering implies market capitalisation of between $760m and $1.093bn -
Nakheel to resume construction work on Jumeirah Park development
Contractors to restart work on 814 properties -
Saudi Arabia: Consultant and technical auditor
Provision of consultant and technical auditor for digital licensing centres to a ministry -
UAE Minister of Economy predicts growth of up to 3.5 per cent in 2011
UAE gross domestic product will reach $272.3bn in 2010 -
ABB wins Riyadh rapid transit contract
The rapid transit system will be operational in 2011 -
Abu Dhabi extends Louvre tender closing date
Bids now due in mid-November -
Abu Dhabi International Airport traffic rises 13.3 per cent in October
Increased passenger and cargo traffic recorded in Abu Dhabi -
Abu Dhabi receives bids for Umlifaina link
Fourteen contractors submit prices to the Department of Transport -
Abu Dhabi renames industrial zone Kizad
Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi will be the largest industrial zone in the region -
Abu Dhabi's Al-Salam Street tunnel set for 2012 completion
Three of the four construction contracts will be finished by the end of 2010 -
Adbic seeking partners for polymers park
Infrastructure investment of $150m now complete at the facility -
Adnoc signs $3bn funding deal
Abu Dhabi’s oil company signed deal on 2 November -
Air Arabia Jordan to start 2011
Air Arabia reported a third quarter net profit of $37m -
Aldar awaits bailout after record losses
Abu Dhabi developer appoints Sami Asad as new chief executive officer -
Alfanar Construction secures Saudi Arabia substation project
Local company wins $105m substations contract -
Alstom wins Casablanca tram contracts
The contracts cover railway signalling and electrical substations -
Aluminium Bahrain investors in profit on first day of trading
Company shares closed at BD0.915 -
Aluminium Bahrain raises $338m in share sale
The Bahrain firm targeted $541m in IPO priced at the bottom of the range -
Amer Group plans share listing
Initial public offering and private placement will be held by the end of November -
Amer Group shares to begin trading on Tuesday
Trading in shares of Egyptian real estate firm to begin on Tuesday 30 November -
Arabian Bemco wins Al-Qassim power plant extension
Third phase will add 560MW to the power project -
Arabtec's third quarter profit falls by 96 per cent
Net income fell to AED6.8m from AED166.6m a year earlier -
Aramco to issue communications system tender
US-based Avaya plans to bid for the contract -
Aramco to sign $4bn loan on 23 November
Dollar tranche is priced at just 13 basis points -
Aramex stops shipping links with Yemen
Dubai-based logistics firm stops packages from Yemen on security concerns -
Arkan to build $27m dry mortar plant in UAE
State-controlled building materials firm to build new facilty at Mafraq in Abu Dhabi -
Atkins wins preliminary UAE railway contract
Germany’s TUV takes contract covering independent safety assessment -
Baghdad needs $100bn to build 1 million new homes
Iraq needs $100bn to build residential property for growing population -
Bahrain concerned about security markets and food costs
Market volatility is driven by anxiety says Bahrain Central Bank governor -
Bahrain seeks bidders for Tubli sewage treatment plant
Expressions of interest due on 1 December -
Bahrain: Building maintenance
Maintenance of a building -
Bahrain: Building works
Carrying out building works -
Bahrain: Clock tower works
Carrying out rehabilitation works to clock towers -
Bahrain: Furniture
Supply of furniture for dialysis centre -
Bahrain: Gas reducing station valves
Supply of high-pressure ball valves for a gas reducing station -
Bahrain: Pest and rodent control services
Provision of pest and rodent control services -
Bahrain: Retractable corrosion coupon system
Supply and installation of a retractable corrosion coupon system -
Bahrain: Substation air-conditioning
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Bahrain: Underground cables
Supply of underground cables -
Bahrain: Valves
Supply of butterfly valves -
Bahrain: Water distribution flow monitoring
Supply of a system for monitoring the flow and pressure of water distribution networks -
Bank Sohar posts profit rise
Net profits grow by 86.1 per cent -
Bidders given more time for Kuwait university construction deal
Submission date for construction contract is moved to 7 December -
Bids in for Kuwait power plant extension project
Four bids submitted to expand Al-Zour South power plant -
Bids invited for Egypt power project's water facilities
Bids to be submitted by 10 February 2011 -
Bids submitted for Jordan water management contract
Winning bidders will be awarded five-year management contract -
Bloom tenders Abu Dhabi mixed-use development
Local developer plans to build tower on Abu Dhabi island -
Bond markets needed to refinance project loans
At least one project finance deal to be refinanced through bond markets in 2011 -
Borse Dubai says it will repay $2.5bn in February 2011
The holding firm’s assets are worth $6bn -
British firm to evaluate Kuwaiti schools
UK-based firm to evaluate all international and bilingual schools in Kuwait -
Calcined petroleum coke plant planned for Jubail
The facility will provide 500,000-t/y of CPC for aluminium industry -
Carillion Alawi selected for Muscat control tower contract
Project is part of the plans to expand Muscat International airport -
Chinese mall opens in Riyadh
China Mart will sell Chinese-made products -
Completed Project Finance deals
Data for closed project finance deals in the GCC by quarter -
Contractor selected for Tabuk power plant expansion
Al-Toukhi Contracting Company awarded SR328.7m contract -
Cosmo Oil ends production work on Qatar Block 11
The company said it could not find enough oil reserves in the block -
Cost of insuring Dubai debt hits two-month high
Credit default swaps rise as Dubai Group seeks to restructure debt -
Daewoo awards $40m contract to CB&I
South Korean contractor awards US firm contract for Takreeer storage tank project -
Dar Al-Arkan may sell assets to cover debt
Saudi Arabia’s largest property developer does not rule out having to make some asset sales -
Deutsche Bahn extends deadline for Doha metro
Companies now have until 9 November to submit prequalification documents -
Dewan wins Iraq urban regeneration contracts
UAE-based architect to masterplan regeneration projects in Najaf and Karbala -
Doha says delayed airport will open in February 2012
Airport was first due to open in 2008 -
Drake & Scull acquires firm in Saudi Arabia
UAE-based contractor is taking majority stake in a civil construction firm in the kingdom -
Du revenues rise in the third quarter
Dubai-based telecoms firm posts highest growth in region amid push for value-added services -
Dubai Airport Free Zone to increase security with Transguard deal
Transguard is an Emirates Group company -
Dubai Group starts debt restructuring talks
Dubai Holding arm latest firm to enter debt talks -
Dubai Investments to list 30 per cent stake of private equity arm
Listing planned for first half of 2011 -
Dubai Mercantile Exchange announces new swaps and options contracts
Contracts will address customers’ risk management needs -
Egypt considers 100-year bonds
Bonds could be valued at $500m -
Egypt government invests $12m in Abraaj's small business fund
Abraaj fund aimed at financing small businesses across region -
Egypt: Documentary film production
Production of 13 short documentary films and advertisements for a micro and small enterprises support project -
Egypt: Mediation centre consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for institutional capacity building for mediation centres -
Egypt: Power plant switchyard
Provision of the gas-insulated switchyard package for a combined-cycle power project -
Egypt: Water and wastewater treatment systems
Carrying out the water and wastewater treatment package for a 1,500MW combined-cycle power project -
Emaar chairman says Dubai needs 20 months to cut excess supply
Dubai real estate prices were abnormal -
Emirates airline stake could be sold if Dubai decides
A stake in the carrier would help reduce Dubai government debt -
Emirates makes $925m first-half profit
Dubai-based airline reports a 351 per cent increase on the same period in 2009 -
Emirates NBD raises five-year multi currency loan
UAE’s biggest bank by assets has raised a $410m multi currency loan -
Emirates to launch new route to Basra
Emirates Airline to launch weekly flights to Basra starting February 2011 -
Energy agency says Iraq will miss 2017 production target
Iraq’s crude oil production will overtake Iran soon after 2015 -
Etihad seeks $13bn to help finance fleet expansion
Carrier is likely to need $13.3bn to finance most of its planned expenditure on aircraft and spare engines until 2020 -
Farglory set to develop $1bn Abu Dhabi hotel and residential project
Development will be built in new financial district -
Flydubai secures $320m financing
Dubai-based airline has now secured more than $1bn-worth of financing for 13 aircraft -
Galfar consortium wins Salalah airport deal
A consortium of Galfar Engineering and Larsen & Toubro will build new passenger terminal -
GCC to invest $500bn in oil and gas by 2020
Investment needed to meet growing global demand -
GE signs fuel oil treatment contract for Iraq power plants
Technology to benefit Iraq’s Al-Quds power plant -
Gulf International Bank sees net income rise
Bank made a losss during same period last year -
Gulf private equity overlooking emerging market opportunities
Africa and Southeast Asia offer huge potential says industry head -
Gulf stock markets in search of a role
The year to come should be good for investors in GCC securities. But the markets of the region continue to disappoint -
Gulf tenders $112bn of oil projects
South Koreans still dominate markets says MEED Insight -
Hong Kong's Mi-Fone seeks to build factory in UAE
Mi-fone has revealed plans to set up a plant in the UAE which is expected to cost between $15m and $18m -
IMF says debt restructuring of UAE companies is key
Successful restructuring of troubled UAE companies will help to determine the International Monetary Fund’s outlook for its economy -
Investment Dar's creditor panel resigns following dispute
Restructuring plan dispute causes Kuwait’s Investment Dar creditor panel to resign -
Ipic completes $2.5bn bond issue
Abu Dhabi state-owned firm completes debut bond issue -
Iran announces new Gulf oil discovery
Estimated 34 billion barrels of oil at Ferdowsi gas field -
Iran complains to ICAO about plane fuel ban
Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation has filed a complaint over fuel sanctions -
Iran invites bids for railway work
A study into building a railway line to link Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan is under way -
Iran: Amusement park free-fall tower
Provision of investors for the manufacturing, equipping and installing of a free-fall tower at an amusement park -
Iran: Ball check valves
Supply of ball check valves -
Iran: Carbon block and lining materials
Supply of carbon block and lining materials -
Iran: Carbon steel slabs
Supply of 100,000 tonnes of carbon steel slabs -
Iran: Coal tar pitch
Supply of coal tar pitch -
Iran: Coin blister packaging
Supply of precious coin blister packaging machine -
Iran: Molecular seives
Supply of molecular seives -
Iran: Oil platform and bridge services
Carrying out works at oil platforms and bridges -
Iran: Oil terminal loading arms
Manufacturing and delivery of mobile loading arms at oil terminals at ports -
Iran: Peroxy
Supply of tert-butyl peroxy isodutyrate -
Iran: Railway line construction
Construction of a railway line -
Iran: Railway line reconstruction
Reconstruction and renewal of a railway line -
Iran: Sulphur recovery unit
Supply of a licence and transfer of know-how and basic engineering services for a sulphur recovery unit -
Iran: Tetramethylene
Supply of tetramethylene sulfone sulfolane -
Iraq oil exports earn $4.5bn in October
Iraq budget for 2011 based on $73 a barrel average oil prices -
Iraq says its oil output may touch 8 million barrels by 2017
Former Iraqi oil minister has said his country could more than triple oil output by 2017 -
Iraq: Air intake gas turbine filters
Supply of air intake gas turbine filters -
Iraq: Alumina
Supply of activated alumina -
Iraq: Aluminium bronze bar and rod
Supply of metal aluminium bronze bar and rod -
Iraq: CAD/AVL system
Supply of a computer-aided dispatch (CAD)/automatic vehicle location (AVL) system -
Iraq: Centrifigual pumps
Supply of electrical centrifugal pumps -
Iraq: Centrifugal pump
Supply of a centrifugal pump with steam turbine -
Iraq: Centrifugal pumps and motors
Iraq: Centrifugal pumps and motors -
Iraq: Chemical washing pumps
Supply of chemical washing pumps -
Iraq: Chemicals
Supply of chemicals including biocide and biodispersant -
Iraq: Chemicals
Supply of chemicals including HDPE and PP -
Iraq: Compressors and vacuum pumps
Supply of compressors and vacuum pumps -
Iraq: District meter areas
Establishment of two district meter areas (DMAs) -
Iraq: Electrical materials
Supply of electrical materials -
Iraq: Electrical materials
Supply of electrical materials S -
Iraq: Expansion turbine works
Rehabilitation of an expansion turbine -
Iraq: Filming corrosion inhibitor
Supply of filming corrosion inhibitor for topping unit overheads -
Iraq: Fuel consumption flow meters
Supply of fuel consumption flow meters -
Iraq: Fuel treatment system equipment
Supply of control equipment fuel treatment systems -
Iraq: Heat exchangers
Supply of two heat exchangers -
Iraq: Heavy fuel separation
Supply of down hole well logging equipment -
Iraq: Horizontal centrifugal pumps
Supply of horizontal centrifugal pumps with turbines -
Iraq: Instruments and meters
Supply of supplementary instruments and meters -
Iraq: Instruments and meters
Supply of supplementary instruments and meters -
Iraq: Instruments and meters
Supply of supplementary instruments and meters -
Iraq: Investment board consultancy services
Provision of consultancy services comprising professional assistance to enhance the quality of an investment board’s evaluation process from various perspectives -
Iraq: Management consultancy services
Provision of management consultancy services -
Iraq: Nuts and bolts
Supply of bright mild steel nuts and bolts -
Iraq: Oil pumps
Supply of auxiliary oil pumps and spares -
Iraq: Oxygen analyser parts
Supply of spare parts for oxygen analysers -
Iraq: Power cables
Supply of 11kV power cables -
Iraq: Propylene dichloride
Supply of propylene dichloride -
Iraq: Radio communications system
Supply of a radio communications system -
Iraq: Rolling machines
Supply of air-driven rolling machines -
Iraq: SF6 gas
Supply of SF6 gas -
Iraq: Spare parts for Dresser Wayne Dispenser
Supply of pumping unit and filter cartridge -
Iraq: Steel plate
Supply of perforated stainless steel sheet plate -
Iraq: Substation
Supply of a substation for transformer oil filtration plant -
Iraq: Supply of five Motor Graders
Motor Graders equipped with straight tilt -
Iraq: Wastewater treatment plant system
Supply of a wastewater treatment plant system as part of an agricultural and livestock project -
Iraq's West Qurna oilfield to hit 750,000 barrels per day
Madhi Swadi has said that production from the field’s Stage 1 should more than triple to 750,000 barrels a day in three years time -
Jazeera Airways reports jump in third-quarter profits
Kuwait carrier’s best financial results since it launched in 2005 -
Joint venture wins Oman oil maintenance contract
Petroleum Development Oman awards seven-year deal to Wood Group/CCC -
Jordan delays approaching contractors for railway
The Transport Ministry had earlier planned to invite companies by the end of October -
Jordan exempts profits of some local exports from income tax
Exemption will include computer and ICT services -
Jordan Phosphate Mines profits fall
Company’s first nine months profits are down -
Jordan shortlists consultants for renewables fund
Six consultants shortlisted to oversee renewable energy and efficiency fund -
Jordan to start bond roadshow
Sovereign bond deal will follow roadshow starting 2 November -
Jordan: School construction
Construction of a school -
Jordan: Urban space redevelopment
Construction and redevelopment of a major urban space in the middle of an historic city -
Jordan's budget deficit falls 35 per cent
Official figures show the kingdom’s state budget deficit fell in first nine months of 2010 -
Jordan's International Airport reports 12.3 per cent rise in traffic
The airport has reported a 12.3 per cent growth in passenger and cargo traffic in October -
Jordan's tourism revenues rise 19 per cent
Increased tourism revenues and visitors reported for Jordan -
King Abdullah City of Atomic and Renewable Energy appoints legal advisers
US/local firms to advise on landmark alternative energy project -
King Abdullah to travel to the US for medical treatment
Crown Prince returns to Riyadh, while King is receiving treatment -
Kurdistan to begin e-government plans
Microsoft delegation visits Irbil -
Kuwait delays bids for tank scheme
Mina al-Ahmadi storage deal estimated at $1.2bn -
Kuwait desalination plant bidders granted extension
Companies to respond by 5 December -
Kuwait invites consultants for carbon market study
Advisers to submit expressions of interest by 30 November -
Kuwait opens prequalification for airport runway
Contractors are invited to prequalify by 13 January to build the new 4.5km runway -
Kuwait prequalifies advisers for wastewater treatment plant
Partnerships Technical Bureau has issued a request for proposals -
Kuwait receives bids for university tunnel contracts
Winner will build service tunnels at the new Sabah al-Salem campus -
Kuwait to push ahead with refinery projects
State plans to launch more than $54bn-worth of oil and gas projectss -
Kuwait University invites firms for faculty club contract
Educational buildings will be located at the new Sabah al-Salem campus -
Kuwait wealth fund opens headquarters prequalification
Contractors have until 13 December to submit prequalification documents -
Kuwait: Aircraft landing area
Construction of an aircraft landing area and roads project -
Kuwait: Cable repair and extension
Repair, extension and welding of cables -
Kuwait: Cable repair works
Maintenance and repair of oil cables and pilot cables -
Kuwait: Chillers
Supply of chillers for a petroleum company -
Kuwait: Chlorine dioxide gas injection unit
Supply, installation, operation and maintenance of a chlorine dioxide gas injection unit -
Kuwait: Compressor spare parts
Supply of spare parts of net gas compressor for petroleum company -
Kuwait: Computers
Supply and installation of servers and personal computers -
Kuwait: Computers
Supply, installations and operation of computers -
Kuwait: Diesel generators and transformer switches
Supply of diesel generators and automatic transformer switches -
Kuwait: Digital radio links
Supply and installation of digital radio links -
Kuwait: Electrical filing cabinets
Supply, installation, testing and maintenance of electrical movable file-keeping cabinets for Ministry of Justice -
Kuwait: Electricity feeding boxes
Supply of electricity feeding boxes -
Kuwait: Emergency generators
Supply and installation of emergency generators at medical warehouses at Subhan -
Kuwait: Emergency generators
Supply of emergency generators for a central stabilisation building -
Kuwait: Environmental protection
Provision of general services for the environmental protection from drainage pollution -
Kuwait: Fire brigade equipment
Supply of machinery, devices and land transport means for the fire brigade -
Kuwait: Fire-fighting and fire alarm systems (1)
Supply and installation of fire-fighting and fire alarm systems (1) -
Kuwait: Fire-fighting and fire alarm systems (2)
Supply and installation of fire-fighting and fire alarm systems (2) -
Kuwait: Fire-fighting vehicles shipping
Shipping of 14 fire-fighting vehicles -
Kuwait: Galvanised pipes
Supply and digging of galvanised pipes -
Kuwait: Gas injection unit
Design, supply, installation, testing, operation and maintenance of chlorine dioxide gas injection unit at a water distribution complex at Al-Zour 1 -
Kuwait: Ground and pilot cables (East Qurain)
Supply and extension of ground cables and pilot cables in East Qurain -
Kuwait: Ground and pilot cables (Hawally)
Supply and extension of ground cables and pilot cables in Hawally -
Kuwait: Guarding services
Provision of guarding services for the external centres of a ministry -
Kuwait: Hose fittings
Supply of hoses and hose fittings -
Kuwait: Insecticides
Supply of insecticides -
Kuwait: IT services
Provision of IT technical services -
Kuwait: Jointing materials
Supply of jointing materials for a petroleum company -
Kuwait: Leasing of machinery
Leasing of machinery, equipments and manpower -
Kuwait: Legal and tax accounting consultancy
Provision of legal and tax accounting consultancy services -
Kuwait: License database
Purchase of database licenses Oracle -
Kuwait: Main server devices
Supply, installation, operation, testing and maintenance of main server devices for Ministry of Justice -
Kuwait: Mechanical valve maintenance
Maintenance of mechanical valves -
Kuwait: Medical services
Provision of auxiliary medical services -
Kuwait: Military engineering installation
Ministry of Defence requires military engineering installation -
Kuwait: Military engineering installation
Installation of military engineering equipment -
Kuwait: Ministry of Defence local supplies
Supply of computers and accessories for army units -
Kuwait: Office services
Hiring of typists, office boys, drivers and labours for Ministry Sectors Services -
Kuwait: Ornaments
Leasing, supply and installation of ornaments for ministry headquarters and its buildings for a festival to be held on 25-26 February 2011 -
Kuwait: PE hall construction (Ahmadi)
Design, construction and maintenance of physical education (PE) halls (Ahmadi) -
Kuwait: PE hall construction (Ahmadi)
Design, construction and maintenance of physical education (PE) halls (Ahmadi) -
Kuwait: PE hall construction (Farwaniya)
Design, construction and maintenance of physical education (PE) halls (Farwaniya) -
Kuwait: PE hall construction (Mubarak al-Kabir)
Design, construction and maintenance of physical education (PE) halls (Mubarak al-Kabir) -
Kuwait: Petroleum research equipment
Supply, installation and operation of petroleum research equipment -
Kuwait: Polling halls
Design and construction of polling halls -
Kuwait: Port building construction
Construction of a building at a port -
Kuwait: Power vessel maintenance
Maintenance of low and medium-tension power vessels -
Kuwait: Programme devices and licenses
Kuwait University looking for supply and installation of IT programs -
Kuwait: Radio broadcasting studio
Construction and rehabilitation of a radio broadcasting studio into a digital system -
Kuwait: Security guards
Implementation of security guard works at authority headquarters -
Kuwait: Server devices
Supply, installation and operation of server devices -
Kuwait: Supply, intallation, operation and maintenance of equipment
Upgrading information systems centre at Ministry of Awqaf -
Kuwait: Teachers’ hostels
Design and construction of teachers’ hostels -
Kuwait: Training devices for government centre
Pre-tender meeting to be held on 22 November -
Kuwait: Upgrade of personnel systems and protection programme
Upgrading of personnel systems and protection programme at the ministry of foreign affairs headquarters using microsoft -
Kuwait: Vacuum and air station maintenance
Overhauling and maintenance of vacuums and air stations at a hospital -
Kuwait: Water steam boilers and condensed water tank
Supply and installation of water steam boilers and a condensed water tank for a hospital -
Kuwait: Water steam boilers and heaters
Supply of water steam boilers and central water heaters for hospitals -
Kuwait: Wellhead equipment
Supply of wellhead equipment -
Lebanon satellite merger to close next month
Companies consolidate to keep pace with competition -
Lebanon: Solid waste management consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for a soldi waste management project -
Lebanon: Telecommunications consultancy services
Provision of consultancy services comprising the streamlining of internal processes and strengthening the transparency of a telecommunications authority -
Lebanon: Wastewater networks and pumping stations
Construction of wastewater networks and pumping stations -
Lebanon: Wastewater treatment plants
Design and construction of wastewater treatment plants -
Libya to take stake in Tunisian refinery
Tripoli will take undisclosed share of La-Skhira refinery, says Libyan prime minister -
Libya: Casing and tubing
Supply of casing and tubing -
Libya: Dining hall revamp
Revamping of a dining hall for an oil field -
Libya: Fire protection and detection systems
Supply and installation of fire protection and detection systems -
Libya: Gas compressors
Supply, installation and commissioning of three new natural gas compressors -
Libya: Halon system
Replacement and recovery of a halon system for an oil field Replacement and recovery of a halon system for an oil field -
Libya: Magnetic tape storage services
Provision of magnetic tape storage services -
Libya: Manifold
Supply of a manifold for an oil company -
Libya: Oil exploration project civils
Carrying out civil works and provision of associated services in support of an oil exploration drilling campaign -
Libya: Seismic reservoir modelling and simulation
Carrying out seismic integrated reservoir modelling and simulation of an oilfield -
Maaden aluminium project reaches financial close
Saudi and US joint venture complete $10bn financing -
Mahan Air to fly to Phuket
This will be the carrier’s second destination in Thailand -
Middle East bond market issuance 2009
Data for completed bond deals in 2009 -
Middle East bond market issuance 2010
Data for bond deals completed so far in 2010 -
Middle East contracts awarded: October 2010
Over $8bn worth of contracts have been awarded across the Middle East in October 2010, according to this selected checklist from MEED reports -
Middle East passenger traffic up 18 per cent in October
Global passenger volumes rose 10.1 per cent and freight volumes rose 14.4 per cent -
Middle East’s buyout activity triples during October to $1,7bn
National Bank of Kuwait’s $1.3bn rights issue was the largest deal -
Morocco invites developers and advisers for wind farm
Project is part of national plan to develop 1GW in wind power -
Morocco: Bomb disposal services
Provision of bomb disposal services for airport in Morocco -
Morocco: Consultancy services
Provision of consultancy services for the millennium challenge account programme -
Morocco: Irrigation systems
Civil works for irrigation systems in Doukkala -
Morocco: Perimeter protection
Installation of perimeter protection at Fes-Saiss airport -
Morocco: Perimeter protection
Installation of perimeter protection at Oujda-Angad airport -
Nasair adds service to New Dehli
Low-cost airline concluded its expansion plan in India -
National Bank of Kuwait calls for more active private sector
Private sector accounted for 75 per cent of economic activity 50 years ago -
New port in Saudi Arabia to open in few days
President of the Saudi Ports Authority has announced the Ras Azzour Port is to be officially launched -
New security threat to region's cargo sector
Cargo bombs found in Dubai and London expose security flaws -
Nuclear will power desalination in Middle East
Photovoltaic solar is too costly to power desalination, but may become cheaper over time -
Oil prices stable but volatility expected
Prices hold above $80 a barrel as global demand rise continues -
Oman awards contract for desalination plant extension
Lowest bidder wins contract for Al-Khuwaimah desalination project -
Oman invites bids for water network consultants
Advisers have until 17 January 2011 to respond to the tender -
Oman invites prequalification for two airports
Oman is developing Ras al-Hadd airport and Adam airport -
Oman receives bids for office buildings contract
Buildings will be located next to Muscat International airport -
Oman says it has no plans to divest stake in government firms
No immediate plans exist to divest stakes in state-owned companies, according to the Oman government -
Oman Shipping to start cargo service from late December 2010
Oman Shipping Company to begin transporting containers to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean -
Oman: Airport consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for an airport project -
Oman: Airport consultancy
Provision of consultancy services for an airport project -
Oman: Construction of food storage complex
Construction of new food storage complex at Wilyat Al-Kamel and Al-Wafi -
Oman: Construction of internal road
Design and construction of internal road at Khaloof in Wilayat Mahoot -
Oman: Cyclone damage repair
Design and repair of cyclone damage -
Oman: Desalination plant extension
Carrying out engineering, procurement and construction for the extension of an existing desalination plant -
Oman: Distribution network maintenance
Maintenance of a distribution network for an electricity distribution company -
Oman: Drydock service towers
Fabrication, supply and installation of service towers for a drydock company -
Oman: Gas insulated switchgear
Supply of 220kV gas-insulated switchgear for a power station -
Oman: Grid station and transmission lines
Implementation of a grid station and associated transmission lines -
Oman: Housing (Al-Aareidh)
Construction of a housing unit at Al-Aareidh -
Oman: Housing (Al-Taelb)
Construction of a housing unit at Al-Taelb -
Oman: Housing (Al-Wahra)
Construction of a housing unit at Al-Wahra -
Oman: Indoor substation
Engineering, procurement and construction of an indoor substation -
Oman: IT equipment maintenance
Maintenance of IT and ISP equipment -
Oman: Mosque construction
Construction of a mosque -
Oman: Power line and substation
Construction of a 33kV power line and a 2x6MVA, 33/11kV substation -
Oman: Power line construction
Construction of a power line -
Oman: Power supplies (1)
Provision of power supplies to towns and villages (1) -
Oman: Power supplies (2)
Provision of power supplies to towns and villages (2) -
Oman: Road construction
Design and construction of an internal road -
Oman: Road works
Rehabilitation of a road -
Oman: Sewage treatment plant
Implementation of a sewage treatment plant and a sewerage network system -
Oman: Souq
Provision of a proposed souq -
Oman: Sports complex
Implementation of a proposed sports complex -
Oman: Substation feeders
Provision of new 33kV feeders at a grid substation -
Oman: Substation transformer upgrade
Upgrading of transformers at a primary substation -
Oman: Underground power cable
Supply of an underground cable to feed the power supply to a hospital -
Oman: Water distribution network consultancy
Provision of consultancy services comprising the construction supervision of water transmission and distribution networks -
Parsons-Systra wins project management for Union Railway
The joint venture will supervise first phase of development and also the railway development in Dubai and the Northern Emirates -
Private sector credit growth continues to struggle in Saudi Arabia
Private sector bank credit grew 2.6 per cent in September -
Qatar Aviation completes repricing of $650m loan
State-backed leasing firm manages to halve interest rate -
Qatar Credit Information Centre set to start operations
Office aims to create a better investment climate -
Qatar receives prequalification documents for Doha metro
Development of the metro will begin with construction of the Red line -
Qatar submarine power cable project to be completed in April
Construction started in the first quarter of 2009 -
Qatar tenders school construction contract
Winner will build five schools in Doha and the surrounding area -
Qatar to call for bids in January for offshore natural gas exploration
Qatar Petroleum has called for bids for gas exploration off the coast of the Gulf state -
Qatar: Distribution transformers
Replacement of distribution transformers -
Qatar: Fluke meters
Supply and delivery of fluke equipment for College of the North Atlantic- Qatar -
Qatar: Gas operation scaffolding
Provision of scaffolding services for gas operations -
Qatar: Manpower for petroleum company
Provision of material handlers for a petroleum company -
Qatar: Overhead line conductors
Supply of overhead line conductors -
Qatar: Road and infrastructure design consultancy
Provision of design and quantity surveying consultancy services for the design of roads and infrastructure -
Qatar: Road maintenance
Maintenance of roads -
Qatar: Thermoplastic pipes
Supply of four-inch thermoplastic pipes -
Qatar: Wireless surveillance kits
Qatar: Wireless surveillance kits -
Raytheon to sell $4bn of arms to Saudi Arabia
This is part of the wider $60bn US deal to sell weapons to the kingdom -
Resolution for Amlak likely in first quarter 2011
Troubled Islamic mortgage lender in negotiations for potential resolution in the first quarter of 2011 -
Riyadh tenders Qurayyah independent power plant
Qurayyah independent power project will be gas-fired -
Rolls-Royce signs $1.2bn deal with Emirates
The engine services deal will power 50 of the Dubai-based airline’s wide-bodied aircraft -
Royal commission signs $209m Jubail deals
Deals cover buildings and infrastructure -
Royal Jordanian to restart Berlin route
Re-opening of service which has been suspended for 10 years -
Saudi Arabia and Ukraine to hold joint space explorations
Scientists will cooperate on space research -
Saudi Arabia awards new road contracts
Only contracts for six projects worth SR583m remain to be signed -
Saudi Arabia: Accommodation development
Development and rehabilitation of residential units and mosques -
Saudi Arabia: Air-conditioning and refrigeration parts
Supply of spare parts for air-conditioning units and refrigerators for a military city -
Saudi Arabia: Ambulances
Supply of 65 ambulances -
Saudi Arabia: Fibre optic test equipment
Supply of fibre optic test equipment, splicing tools and materials Supply of fibre optic test equipment, splicing tools and materials -
Saudi Arabia: Fork-lift trucks and generators
Supply of fork-lift trucks and generators -
Saudi Arabia: Government buildings
Construction of government buildings at an industrial city -
Saudi Arabia: Manpower Supply
Provision of operation and technical support services -
Saudi Arabia: Medical Equipment
Supply and installation of medical equipment for Surat Obeidah hospital -
Saudi Arabia: Neighbourhood centres
Construction of neighbourhood centres including mosques -
Saudi Arabia: Railway workshop maintenance
Maintenance of a workshop for railway utilities -
Saudi Arabia: Vehicles
Supply of vehicles -
Saudi Binladin wins Jeddah airport deals
The two contracts involve building a new passenger terminal and the infrastructure -
Saudi Cargo adds two destinations to freighter network
New destinations to be operational from December 2010 . -
Saudi Health Ministry set to open pharmaceutical factory
Commercial production will start in the first quarter of 2011. -
Saudi Telecoms reports 38 per cent rise in profit
Profit boost from Hajj pilgrim roaming charges -
Saudi White Cement inks deal to boost output
Project aims to boost output to 350,000 tonnes -
Saudia orders 12 Boeing 777s
The deal is worth $3.3bn -
Schlumberger wins contract in Iraq
Oil services firm awarded a contract to drill 10 wells in Iraq -
Sharjah to establish national oil company
UAE emirate to form state-owned firm to operate Saja field and look for investments -
SNC-Lavalin wins $300m Saudi Arabia copper mine contract
Canadian contractor to carry out work at Bariq Mining’s Jabal Sayid project -
SNC-Lavalin wins $79m Jordan contract
Canadian firm to upgrade two sulphuric acid plants for Jordan Phosphate Mines Company -
Sorouh predicts revenue increase for 2011
Income will rise as projects are completed -
Southern Cement plans expansion
Saudi Arabia’s biggest cement firm has said its expansion project will be completed by the end of 2011 -
Sudan: Water information system project
Sudan: Water information system project -
Syria seeks private investment in state industrial sector
Privatisation is prohibited -
Syria to prequalify wind farm developers by December
Wind farm to be an independent power project -
Syria: Oil well rig equipment
Supply of equipment for oil well rigs -
Tamweel resumes mortgage lending after two-year lull
Fresh lending follows rescue by Dubai Islamic Bank in late September -
Telecoms operators need to invest in networks
New study reveals rise in demand for data -
Total to bid for Abu Dhabi's Bab gas field development
French oil major plans not interested in Shah -
Trade Bank of Iraq looks to expand abroad
Trade Bank of Iraq plans to nearly double its number of branches in Iraq and to have a foothold in Beirut, London and Istanbul next year -
UAE says Canada talks on flights 'exhausted'
The UAE economy minister has said that negotiations to expand flight service have been “exhausted” -
UAE: Building boundary
Construction of a boundary wall for a building -
UAE: Coal-based electricity study
Provision of consultancy services comprising a techno-economical study for the application of coal-based electricity generation -
UAE: Correspondence management system
Provision of a customised software application for a correspondence management system -
UAE: Current events system
Provision of a customised software application for a current events system -
UAE: Ductile iron pipeline
Supply and laying of a ductile iron pipeline and fibre optic cables -
UAE: Landscaping works
Carrying out landscaping works for a university -
UAE: Low-voltage switchboards and associated works
Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of main/AMF low-voltage switchboards and associated works at various sites of a telecommunication authority -
UAE: Microfilm devices and scanners
Supply of microfilm devices and scanners -
UAE: Network maintenance power office
Construction of a network maintenance power office and warehouse facility -
UAE: Outdoor metallic kiosks
Supply of outdoor metallic kiosks -
UAE: Photo archiving system
Provision of a customised software application for a photo archiving system -
UAE: Power cables
Supply of power cables -
UAE: Power cables
Supply of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) power cables -
UAE: Proxy Cache Solution
Supply of cache solution for internet to a telecommunications authority -
UAE: Record management system
Provision of a customised software application for a record management capacity assessment system -
UAE: Rig cum trucks
Supply of skid-mounted rig cum trucks -
UAE: Risk and asset management services
Provision of risk and asset management services -
UAE: Security services
Provision of managed security services -
UAE: Switches and fibre cabling
Supply of edge switches and fibre cabling -
UAE: Switches and routers
Supply of core switches, routers and WAN load balancers -
UAE: Water transmission pipelines
Supply and installation of water transmission pipelines -
Union Properties completes sale of Ritz Carlton
Dubai property firm makes $300m from hotel sale to pay off debts -
Upcoming Project Finance Deals
Data for project finance deals that are expected to reach financial close over the next 12 months -
US firm launches fund to invest in Iraq equities and infrastructure
Fund will invest up to 20 per cent of assets in early-stage projects -
Wataniya Airways cancels four routes
The airline will also reduce staff numbers and the size of its operational fleet -
White & Case forms new practice with Saudi law firm
New practice will enable US firm to deliver local law advice -
World's largest Islamic bank to launch by end of the year
Al-Baraka Banking Group in talks with investors for initial public offering -
Yemen: Basic education development project
Procurement, delivery and installation of IT equipment -
Yemen: Overhead power transmission lines and substations
Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of high voltage overhead lines, high voltage/medium voltage/low voltage substations -
Yemen: Pipes and pipe fittings
Supply of galvanized steel pipes and polyethylene pipes and fittings
