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Special Report: Syria & Lebanon - Beirut has a huge debt mountain to tackle
With its economy forecast to expand by 8 per cent in 2010, Lebanon is second only behind Qatar in the Middle East in terms of economic growth. Yet, despite this, analysts continue to question the long-term sustainability of Lebanon’s expanding economy
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Construction Special Report: Gulf project costs fall
As construction companies’ confidence in the Dubai real estate market has drained away over the past six months, so the average price of construction materials in the UAE has dropped.
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Special Report: Construction - Project costs drop in the Gulf
As construction companies’ confidence in the Dubai real estate market has drained away over the past six months, so the average price of construction materials in the UAE has dropped.
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Special Report: Real Estate - Revival of Gulf low-cost housing
For anyone unfamiliar with the Gulf’s real estate sector, the news that there is strong demand for affordable housing may come as a surprise.
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Special Report: Tourism & Real Estate - Visitor numbers slide
Dubai has some of the world’s most expensive hotel room rates, with charges for one night averaging $370 in October 2008. But with most of the world falling into recession, such prices could be hard to sustain this year.
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Special Report: Power & Water - Gulf developer rankings
Rising demand for electricity, coupled with chronically inadequate physical and financial infrastructure, means the region’s emerging markets have enormous potential for private power developers.
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Special Report: Lebanon - Building on political stability
The political agreement reached in Doha on 21 May has finally given Beirut a sense of stability that has long been lacking.
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Special Report: Banking - Gulf bank growth accelerates
There is consensus in the banking community that 2008 will be a much better year for the industry than 2007. A stormy 2007 revealed the full impact on banks of the 20-month-long market crash that began in February 2006, which triggered severe falls in advisory fees.
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Special report: Lebanon - Polls apart
When Lebanon’s MPs convene on 23 October to vote on a successor to President Lahoud, pro-government supporters looking to strengthen links with the West will come up against opposition equally set on reasserting the relationship with Syria.
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Special Report: North Africa - A position of strength in gas supply
In terms of location and resources, North Africa is well placed to become the leading gas supplier to the European market, if it can overcome the problems caused by government inflexibility and a lack of progress on key projects.
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Special report: North African gas
In terms of location and resources, North Africa is well placed to become the leading gas supplier to the European market, if it can overcome the problems caused by government inflexibility and a lack of progress on key projects.
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