From Saudi Arabia to Qatar, governments across the Gulf region are ramping up spending on building projects, with this likely to generate a host of opportunities for Ras Al Khaimah’s construction...
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Economic Update | RAK: Material wealth
13 Jul 2011
Economic Update | Saudi Arabia: Residential segment heating up
12 Jul 2011
With a new mortgage law in the works and government plans to spend nearly $70bn on low-income housing, Saudi Arabia’s real estate market appears on track for a period of expansion.
Economic Update | Abu Dhabi: Market ability
8 Jul 2011
Bucking the trend in most MENA financial markets, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has performed well of late, rebounding strongly from the financial crisis and avoiding more recent downturns...
Economic Update | Jordan: Planning for the future
5 Jul 2011
Regional events are forcing Jordan to look past its traditional sources of energy, both in terms of feedstock and physical location. Disruptions in the supply of natural gas to the kingdom coupled...
Economic Update | Oman: Powering up
4 Jul 2011
Oman is scaling up investments in its electricity sector in a bid to boost production to meet spiralling demand. Plans are in hand to construct new power stations across the country and diversify...
Economic Update | Sharjah: Top rank tourism
1 Jul 2011
Tourism officials in Sharjah have adopted a hard-sell approach to promoting the emirate’s credentials as a travel destination, racking up frequent flyer points of their own as they criss-cross the...
