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Middle East Construction Leaders
Middle East construction leaders 2013
Few industries can match construction for excitement and a sense of achievement
Africa
Africa: the next investment frontier
The potential for growth in bilateral trade between Africa and the Middle East
Corporate Governance
Dubai Aviation
Focus: Dubai aviation
The 31 March 2013 is another important date in the history of Dubai’s aviation industry
MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2013
Iraq Projects
Qatar Megaprojects
Ambitious Qatar megaprojects surge ahead
Gas-rich Gulf state pushes ahead with multibillion-dollar infrastructure schemes
Retail report
Mixed outlook for regional retail sector
If the UAE is a bellwether for sentiment in the region, the outlook for the retail industry is bright
MEED Yearbook 2013
MEED Yearbook 2013: Challenges ahead for Middle East economies
The most worrying outcome of the political upheaval of the past two years is the widening wealth gap between the region’s oil producers in the Gulf and the large-population, oil-importer markets of North Africa
Abu Dhabi Projects
Abu Dhabi projects sector is back
Despite its vast oil wealth, Abu Dhabi has not been sheltered from the fallout of the 2008 global financial crisis
Construction
Confidence returning to regional construction sector
The announcement of the world’s biggest shopping mall being built in Dubai is a boost to the UAE
MBA Executive Guide
Classrooms no longer just a place to learn
Never before has education been so important to the region’s long-term policy objectives
Wastewater
Wastewater in the Gulf to enjoy continued investment
Some $20bn of spending is forecast in the GCC over the next three years, and projects are also progressing in North Africa
Oil & Gas
Business as usual for Mena oil and gas sector
The Middle East and North Africa is exploiting its hydrocarbons worth despite economic uncertainty
Doing Business in Kuwait
MEED’s guide to doing business in Kuwait
For many business people, Kuwait is one of the region’s sleeping giants
Offshore Oil & Gas
Middle East takes its energy search offshore
The region’s oil and gas firms are hungry for new acreage and are investing heavily to find it at sea to meet growing global demand
Doing Business in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: A kingdom open for business
Welcome to MEED’s guide to doing business in Saudi Arabia. It is almost a decade since MEED first published a business guide to the region’s biggest economy and much has changed.
Middle East Rail Revival
Rail resurgence helps link Middle East
At the turn of the millennium, few could have foreseen the resurgence in rail schemes that the region is witnessing today
Turkey and the Middle East
Turkey and the Middle East: Prudent policies shield economy from crisis
Turkey has emerged strongly from the global downturn, but growth is expected to settle at a more sustainable level
Middle East Economic Review 2012
Middle East Economic Review: Optimism despite storm clouds gathering
The outlook for the regional economy has become more complex
Doing Business in Qatar
MEED’s guide to doing business in Qatar
As Doha welcomes international contractors and investors, doing business in the country is getting easier, but there is still bureaucracy to be negotiated for those wanting to enter the market and succeed in it.
Construction Costs
Pick-up in project activity predicted across the Gulf
There are plenty of signs to indicate that the GCC’s long-term prospects outweigh the short-term slump in contract awards
Tunnelling
Tunnelling: Contractors see increase in work
Rail schemes are the main reason for the surge in regional tunnelling activity, but water and road projects are also keeping firms busy
MEED Awards 2012 - National Winners
Gulf delivers impressive projects amid political unrest
National winners of the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012 will now pass through to the second round of judging
Iraq Projects
Iraq Projects: The race to restore economic prosperity
After years of conflict, Baghdad could see investors queuing up for work if it can promise them stability and security
Middle East Electricity 2012
Middle East Electricity 2012: Pressure remains on GCC utility providers
With electricity demand forecast to almost double by 2020 and gas supplies tightening, alternative sources of power need to be explored
Qatar Projects
Qatar Projects: World Cup and National Vision drive ambitious projects market
Few businesses operating in the Middle East can afford to ignore Qatar
Executive Education Guide 2011
Executive Education 2011: Uncertainty stresses need for education
Middle East governments have been prioritising the development of the education sector for several years, ploughing substantial investment into the construction of schools and the modernisation of curriculums
Pearl GTL
Pearl GTL sets the standard for region
Time and again over the past decade, Qatar has shown through a series of pioneering, world-scale projects its ambition and determination to establish itself as, not just a regional, but also an international leader
Abu Dhabi Projects
Abu Dhabi: Delivering the vision
Abu Dhabi’s long-term development plan sets out the emirate’s ambitious vision, but its delivery has been hit by global concerns
Rail Supplement 2011
Gulf rail boom moves into full swing
The launch in September of full operations on Saudi Railway Company’s 1,400-kilometre minerals railway comes as the Middle East and North Africa’s rail boom moves into full swing
Turkey
GCC Power Market Report 2010: Keeping pace with demand
GCC Power Market Report 2010: Keeping pace with demand
The Gulf’s need to build new power stations remains as pressing as ever. Although the global economic recession of 2008-09 slowed the rateat which electricity demand is growing in the GCC, consumption is still climbing strongly.
Gulf Construction 2010: A regional projects guide
Gulf Construction 2010: A regional projects guide
Most people working in the Gulf construction industry will have been glad to see the back of 2009 - a year that saw billions of dollars’ worth of projects put on hold, thousands of workers made redundant and contract payments delayed.
Offshore Oil & Gas
Offshore oil & gas: Crossing new frontiers
The offshore oil and gas sector in the Middle East and North Africa region is entering a period of renewed growth
