Africa Construction

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For many years the construction sector has tended to operate according to a frequently ambiguous and inadequate legal framework. It is governed by a patchwork of incongruous legal texts which are enforced by various levels of government, from local to national. As a result of this, building has become difficult to monitor and the...

 

Activity in the real estate sector has fallen, but stabilised, following an earlier boom between 2007 and 2008. The sector has been buoyed by a government-sponsored financial incentive package aimed at attracting real estate developers and builders to the mid-range market segment, where there is a housing deficit. The luxury segment has...

A slower-than-expected rollout of major state-backed capital works look likely to weigh on the performance of South Africa’s construction sector up to end-June, with first-half-year results expected to be comparatively modest.

Suite à des années d’importantes dépenses publiques consacrées aux infrastructures, la vague de nouveaux investissements dont bénéficie la production algérienne de ciment devrait aider le pays nord-africain à faire face à la demande croissante que connait ce matériau de construction.

A favourable macroeconomic outlook – aided by a growing population, infrastructure investments and rising consumption – is driving the expansion of Nigeria’s cement market, with a number of large investments in capacity in the offing.

Besides focusing on major construction projects aimed at modernising transport links and social infrastructure, a considerable part of Algeria’s recent spending drive has also been directed at enlarging the pool of affordable homes for the growing population.

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