MEED
Supplement: MEED Yearbook 2008/ 09
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Aldar Properties
With $100bn worth of real estate developments planned, project delivery is key for the UAE developer. -
Banking: Sponsors expand the finance pool
With the global credit crisis deepening, having a wide range of funding options is key for project sponsors. -
Capital markets enter period of consolidation
While the next 12 months will be difficult for the region’s listed firms, the strongest will emerge fitter. -
Construction industry braces for the slowdown
Despite double-digit growth for Gulf construction firms this year, fears are growing that the boom is over. -
Demand uncertainty hits petrochemicals producers
The value of contracts awarded has halved in 2008, but Middle East fi rms remain global leaders. -
Falling oil prices force projects rethink
Countries around the region are scaling back ambitious plans launched on the back of record oil revenues. -
Maaden's Abdallah Dabbagh on privatisation
The head of the Saudi mining group discusses privatisation and plans to become the third pillar of the Saudi economy. Matthew Martin reports. -
MEED Yearbook 2008-09: The world's economic powerhouse
By every statistical measure, 2008 has been a bumper year for the Middle East. The regional economy expanded strongly, by about 6 per cent over the year. Record oil prices, which averaged slightly above $100 a barrel for the year, delivered another year of record budget surpluses to the region’s oil producers. -
Mushrif Trading & Contracting
The Kuwait-based Mushrif Trading & Contracting is in a good position for expansion after relocating its headquarters to the UAE. -
News: 2008 in brief
The beginning of the year was dominated by soaring construction and project costs, while the impact of the global financial crisis hit the region hard in the final months of the year. -
Opec's El-Badri on the euro and oil dinosaurs
Despite record revenues, oil cartel Opec faces some tough decisions, such as whether to abandon dollar pricing. -
Power and water developers hold out for lower bids
Tough operating conditions have not prevented a series of power contracts being awarded this year. -
Projects market reaches a turning point
After 10 months of record growth, the Gulf projects market came to a virtual standstill in the final quarter of the year as the impact of the global credit crunch forced clients to scale back their plans. -
Qatar Petrochemicals Company
The Qatar Petroleum subsidiary is at the heart of the state’s bid to diversify its petrochemicals sector. -
Saving monetary union in the Gulf
GCC states are reviving plans for a single currency, but meeting convergence criteria is posing problems. -
Sponsors in the Gulf explore financing options
As global liquidity dries up, Gulf governments will be increasingly called upon to provide project funding. -
The Crown Prince: Why Bahrain needs economic reform
As protests for political change continue, Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa is proving to be the progressive face of the kingdom. -
The year the Gulf boom stalled
Soaring oil prices have fuelled strong growth in the region over the past fi ve years. But since the global credit crisis hit in the summer, governments are being forced to revise their expectations -
Why the Gulf is going nuclear - the case for atomic energy
Is nuclear power the best way to satisfy the region’s growing demand for energy? -
Xenel Industries
The Saudi conglomerate is using its wide-ranging business interests to expand into other countries. -
Yousef Hussein Kamal on tackling inflation in Qatar
The long-standing Qatari minister discusses his plans to develop new industries and tackle rising inflation.
