All posts tagged "news analysis"
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AnalysisExplaining Dubai’s new PPP law
How should Dubai’s infrastructure be funded? Is the new PPP Law an answer? Scott Lambert, regional head of Construction and Infrastructure at...
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AnalysisWhy do Middle East construction projects fail?
Ahmed Mohamed Hassan breaks down some of the common mistakes made by clients and contractors that lead to the failure of construction projects in...
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AnalysisGulf infrastructure on road to growth
The regional infrastructure market is expected to see tremendously increased activity over the coming years as GCC governments look to increase budgetary...
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AnalysisSaudi Binladin woes point to uncertain KSA construction sector
In October it was revealed that construction giant Saudi Binladin Group plans to lay off around 15,000 staff as the impact of...
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AnalysisSustainability: How Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim is leading the way
Majid Al Futtaim, a retail and entertainment developer headquartered in Dubai, announced in October that it had been awarded a Green Star...
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AnalysisDubai PPP law to boost private sector investments
Stephen Jurgenson, Kilian de Cintré and Katharine Sonneborn, from the Dubai office of international law firm Winston & Strawn, examine the impact...
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AnalysisMecca crane collapse: Lessons from the tragedy
This article was published in the October edition of Big Project METhe tragic collapse of the tower crane in the Holy City...
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AnalysisTop trends in the Dubai property market
Right from the start of 2015, the buzzwords in the Dubai real estate market have been ‘positivity’, ‘resurgence’ and ‘growth’. The message...
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AnalysisEgypt’s New Suez Canal: What are the benefits?
On August 6, 2015, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi oversaw the launch of the New Suez Canal, an $8 billion project that...
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FeaturesJobs advice: What Gulf construction firms look for when hiring
Recruiting the right candidate for a vacant position is seldom an easy process. In the GCC’s intensely competitive construction industry, it can...