Select Group’s Rahail Aslam: Making the most of Dubai’s property slowdown

Why a tough market can bring opportunities too . Good business leadership means you have to stay one step ahead of the...

Affric Infrastructure: Why it pays to get the right funding advice

Stephen Watson and Andrew Ward on project finance. As oil prices continue to spiral downwards, developers and construction companies in the GCC...

In profile: Bishoy Azmy, CEO of ASGC

Al Shafar General Contracting boss on the changes at his company. Last year, when Al Shafar General Contracting (ASGC) boss Bishoy Azmy...

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill: Scaling new heights in the Mideast

George Efstathiou and Uwe Nienstedt on the firm’s design philosophy. In concrete jungles like Dubai, it's never an easy task for an...

Gary Lemke: RORO on a roll at Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port

Abu Dhabi Ports exec explains the value proposition for vehicle importers. In April this year, Abu Dhabi Ports announced that it planned...

ALEC chief exec Kez Taylor on why collaboration is key

Working together is key to a healthy GCC construction industry, says Taylor. Collaboration. For many a contractor in the GCC, that word...

Bilal Al Ribi: Charting a new course

New GM of EMC’s Daimler Commercial Vehicles division discusses his plans. Few automotive brands boast the dominance in both passenger and commercial...

Fit-out market picks up pace in the UAE

Alan McCready, managing director of ISG Middle East, on the growing market. What are your thoughts on the fit-out market in the...

Principles for success: Arabian MEP Contracting’s Vasanth Kumar

Kumar wants ‘customer focus and integrity’ to be his legacy. It’s often said that a leader should never ask someone to do...

Tarek Shuaib: Keeping the Pace at the Kuwait architecture firm

How Pace moved from strength to strength over the last five decades. From its inception back in 1968 by Hamid Abdulsalam Shuaib...

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