MEED
Issue No 1 1-7 January 2010
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Abu Dhabi seeks light rail consultant
Department of Transport to hold meetings with selected firms over feasibility study for tram system -
Abu Dhabi tenders New York University
New campus to be built on Saadiyat Island -
Ahmad Abdelrazaq
Ahmad Abdelrazaq is vice-president, Samsung Corporation -
Algeria's tough energy terms are self-defeating
Algiers must take a long, hard look at its attitude to the firms it is asking to spend millions of dollars -
Andy Davids
Andy Davids is director, Hyder Consulting -
Burj Dubai tower launches new era for Dubai
The world’s tallest tower symbolises the excesses of the boom years, but can it help prompt recovery? -
Burj Dubai tower offers a fresh start
The official opening is now more about Dubai trying to regain its previous optimism and ambition. Emaar Properties will be hoping the celebrations offer a chance to forget the past 12 months and start afresh -
Burj tower the new commercial heart of Dubai
The Burj Dubai is the anchor project in what is expected to become a commercial centre for the emirate -
Gaca streamlines Jeddah airport deals
Expansion of King Abdulaziz International airport to be tendered as two design-and-build contracts -
How Burj Dubai contractors met the building challenge
Building the world’s tallest tower presented unprecedented problems for firms working on the Burj Dubai -
Iranian ruling regime is under threat
In many ways, the government is no longer in control of events, a precarious position for any regime -
Jubail deal is cause for hope in the region
There is more reason for optimism now than there has been at any other time over the past 12 months -
Kuwait set to pursue economic reforms in 2010
Sheikh Nasser faced no-confidence vote -
Maaden
Saudi Arabian Mining Company is expanding its activities by developing fertiliser and aluminium plants -
Maaden: MEED Assessment
Saudi Arabian Mining Company’s spending power has been diminished by the financial crisis, making it harder to raise finance -
Mohamed Ali Alabbar
Mohamed Ali Alabbar, chairman, Emaar Properties -
Nuclear ambitions stall Iran's infrastructure development
With sanctions against Iran set to tighten because of the Islamic Republic’s controversial atomic energy programme, a series of projects to overhaul its transport infrastructure will struggle to get off the ground -
Opposition movement gains ground in Iran
As Iran prepares to celebrate the anniversary of its revolution, the supreme leader faces a choice between granting concessions to opponents of the government and defeating them once and for all -
Pressure grows for Algiers to ease oil exploration terms
Seven out of 10 licences offered fail to attract bids from international firms -
Regional financing market begins to pick up
A series of major deals are set to be signed early in 2010, in a sign that project finance is recovering -
Saudi Aramco issues fresh tenders for King Abdulaziz cultural centre
State firm plan to attract lower bids after construction costs fall -
Saudi budget set to boost projects sector
Government increases spending by $69bn -
Solving the problem of subsidies in Iran
In the face of civil unrest and falling living standards, US sanctions could offer Tehran an opportunity to implement unpopular subsidy reforms while blaming it on the West -
Special Report: Iran - Regime prepares to face down critics
The year ahead is certain to be a difficult one for Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, not least for his economic policies. In the face of sustained opposition to his victory in last June’s disputed presidential elections, he will find it increasingly hard to gather support for the necessary reforms. -
Steady growth in Saudi Arabia will benefit all
The danger is that high levels of spending could create a Dubai-style boom, followed by a similar bust -
Tehran counts the cost of defiance
Iran’s hopes of developing a liquefied natural gas industry capable of producing 69.7 million tonnes a year could be derailed by US plans to increase sanctions against the Islamic Republic -
UAE Burj Dubai
Six of the key figures involved in building the world’s tallest tower are: Mohamed Ali Alabbar, George Efstathiou, Andy Davids, Ahmad Abdelrazaq, Riad Kamal and Johan Beerlandt
