After some years of slowing growth, Kuwait’s real estate sector saw signs of a significant revival in 2018, with sales increasing and prices...
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Chapter | Real Estate from The Report: Kuwait 2019
With the sixth-largest proven oil reserves in the world, and an industry that dates back to the early days of oil and gas dominance in energy, Kuwait is among the world’s principal hydrocarbons powers. Yet, given the lower oil prices seen in global markets in recent years, initiatives outlined in the New Kuwait 2035 development plan come at a critical time in terms of enhancing the state’s competitiveness as a destination for foreign direct investment.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Fernando Romero, CEO, FR-EE: Interview from The Report: Mexico 2019
How would you describe the outlook for the real estate and construction sectors, and what projects to you see contributing to Mexico’s development?
Articles & Analysis | Municipal and federal authorities turn to sustainable building in Mexico from The Report: Mexico 2019
Mexico is home to the largest urban population in Spanish-speaking Latin America, having 10 cities home to over 1m residents and over 100 cities with more than 100,000. As such, urban planning and an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency is necessary to ensure quality of life. Over the last decade Mexico has built itself to be a...
Articles & Analysis | Building activity takes a pause as the government defines its ambitious policy agenda in Mexico from The Report: Mexico 2019
With infrastructure development identified as a driver for medium-term growth, construction is tipped to play a major role in the Mexican economy. The country’s potential in this area is highlighted in its ranking of 49 out of 140 countries in terms of infrastructure in the “Global Competitiveness Report 2018” published by the World Economic...
Articles & Analysis | Growing pressure on emerging markets to solve housing deficits from The Report: Mexico 2019
Urbanisation is a mega-trend redefining contemporary life in both developed and emerging markets across the world. This mass rural-to-urban movement of people and expansion of cities to absorb formerly isolated villages is a relatively recent phenomenon, at least in the developing world. According to the UN, in 1950, 751m people lived in urban...