While most of the attention on Saudi Arabia’s property market focuses on the residential segment, the country’s retail real estate sector is quietly presenting itself as an attractive alternative. Indeed, many of the factors that have made the residential sector a widely discussed opportunity also apply to retail development. A burgeoning...
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Articles & Analysis | An attractive alternative: There are opportunities on offer in the retail segment from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Chapter | Real Estate from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Having avoided the major boom and bust cycles of its Gulf neighbours, Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector is considered relatively stable. For several years, and certainly since the global financial crisis, the sector has been viewed as a safe haven for local capital; prices in the market have held firm and returns have been solid. With demographic trends and a solid economic base supporting a...
With oil prices at sustained high levels and the government pushing ahead with a large-scale investment programme to upgrade infrastructure, address social issues and further diversification, Saudi Arabia’s economy is thriving.
As with other economies around the world affected by the global crisis, growth slowed in Indonesia in 2012. However, the property market is bucking the national trend, with large real estate developers planning a wave of new construction and mid-sized companies launching office and apartment projects.
While hydrocarbons continue to make up the lion’s share of the emirate’s GDP, oil revenues are supporting long-term efforts to diversify the economy. Oil and gas accounts for about 52% of real GDP, down on previous years, followed by construction, manufacturing and real estate. High-quality transport infrastructure, meanwhile, is boosting trade activity and free zones in Abu Dhabi.
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2013
After a period of rapid growth in 2008 and early 2009, the construction sector has settled into a more moderate pattern in recent years. However, 2012 began on a positive note; in January 2012 the Executive Council announced that it had approved a range of projects, including some that had previously been put on hold, covering housing, health care and education, in addition to major transport...