All posts tagged "the big picture"
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PropertyAbu Dhabi’s Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid wins ‘best tall building’ award
Abu Dhabi’s highest tower, the Burj Mohammed Bin Rashid, has clinched an award recognising it as the ‘best tall building’ in the...
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PropertyDubai forecast to have over 100,000 hotel rooms by 2020
Dubai is leading the Middle East and Africa for new hotel developments, and can expect to see a total of over 100,000...
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ConstructionQatar labour ministry ‘blacklists 807 firms’
Qatar’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has blacklisted 807 companies for violating labour laws in the first half of this year,...
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ConstructionForeign contractors in Qatar ‘hit by delays, mothballed projects’
Foreign contractors working in Qatar have been hit by a number of project delays and “mothballed” projects, according to media reports.The Gulf...
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PropertySale and leaseback transactions rising in Gulf, JLL finds
The number of real-estate sale and leaseback (SLB) transactions by corporate entities is rising in the Gulf region, according to JLL.Common in...
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ConstructionUnilever said to begin work on $272m plant in Dubai Industrial City
Global FMCG giant Unilever has begun construction of a new $272 million (AED1 billion) plant in Dubai Industrial City, scheduled for opening...
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PropertyShares in Dubai’s Amlak soar on Emaar partnership talks
Shares in the Amlak Finance jumped by 15 percent on Monday after the Dubai-listed mortgage provider said it was in talks over...
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InfrastructureChinese firm scoops $67m roads contract for Dubai theme parks
China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) Middle East has bagged a $67 million (AED244 million) contract to build access roads to the...
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PropertyDubai property prices to drop by up to 20%, S&P forecasts
Dubai property prices are set to fall by a further 10% to 20% by early 2016 as the market correction continues, the...
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ConstructionUAE construction sector grows 6.1% in 2014, producing $80bn
The UAE’s construction sector saw 6.1% growth in 2014, up from 3.4% the previous year, and producing $80.3 billion (AED295 billion). The...