Middle East construction news and analysis, tenders, contracts awarded, commentary and economic data.
Construction News
Construction to start on two King Abdullah Financial District schemes
Fxfowle and Buro Happold prepared the design and engineering
Iraq to invest $25bn in homes in 2010
The full programme includes 2 million homes and infrastructure by 2025
Bahrain evaluates how to support housing project
Government working on offtake agreement for social housing scheme
Majid al-Futtaim to build 10 new malls in the Middle East by 2020
Expansion plans include a $817m development in Syria
Bahrain's Mina Salman port to be used for construction materials imports
New Khalifa bin Salman port to be running at full capacity by the end of 2010
Iraq to invite bids for Baghdad metro in 12 months
The metro will comprise two lines and run 39 kilometres across Baghdad
Hungarian firm awarded $413m contract to build infrastructure in Libya
Libya has allocated $65bn for infrastructure and development
Jabal Omar's $1.3bn financing nears completion
Funding for Mecca real estate development to close later this month
Kingdom and Emaar select Smith & Gill for world’s tallest building
The US firm will design Kingdom Holding’s 1-kilometre tall Jeddah tower
Damascus prepares to invite consultants to bid for metro design
Syrian government is reviewing $1.6bn metro line feasibility study
Construction Analysis
Riyadh’s race to build homes
Saudi Arabia needs more housing, but its expanding population does not have the financing to buy them
Regional investment agency chiefs
Six of the leading figures competing for inward investment in the Middle East are: Amr al-Dabbagh, Mohammed bin Essa al-Khalifa, Osama Saleh, Sami al-Araji, Salem bin Nasser al-Ismaily and Fahad al-Gergawi
Construction Special Reports
Special Report: Qatar – Population rise poses challenges
Qatar has experienced a demographic explosion in the past five years, with the population more than doubling in size to 1.6 million in late 2009
Comment
Manama needs to convince lenders on housing scheme
Bahrain must promise payments for its social housing scheme to raise private sector funding for it
Construction Data
Construction Contracts Awarded
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Middle East contracts awarded: 9 March 2010
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Middle East contracts awarded: January 2010
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Middle East contracts awarded: February 2010
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Baytur starts building Saudi teaching hospital
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Darwish wins $108m Sharjah Mall construction contract
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Middle East contracts awarded: December 2009
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Middle East contracts awarded: November 2009
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Middle East contracts awarded: October 2009
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Middle East contracts awarded: September 2009
