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How will the current plans for Muscat International Airport expand its capacity?

The government is by some measurements the largest source of demand for construction services in Oman. In recent years the sultanate has wholeheartedly embraced competitive tendering, encouraging private and international firms to participate as much as possible. Almost all public sector procurement is conducted under the Tender Law, promulgated...

Tracking the resurgence of the construction sector, and the property market across the region, Oman’s cement industry is enjoying rising profitability, and looks to ramp up production as demand increases domestically and internationally. Cement demand across the GCC is expected to grow 6-7% in 2014, up from 4-5% in 2013, according to an October...

With a range of big-ticket projects coming on-stream as the country gears up its economic diversification strategy, Oman’s construction sector is seeing something of a resurgence. The market is highly competitive, thanks in no small part to the government’s encouragement of foreign and private sector participation. This is in turn squeezing...

Chapter | Construction from The Report: Oman 2014

Upgrades to the transportation infrastructure continue to drive sector expansion. Between 2011 and 2015, the government plans to invest some $10.7bn on infrastructure projects alone, with state spending on affordable housing also set to provide opportunities for contractors. Sector growth was expected to reach 5.5% in 2013, bringing total industry value to $4.3bn. This chapter contains an...

Articles & Analysis | SOLID DEMAND: from The Report: Peru 2014

Local cement consumption grew by 15.76% in 2012 and continued rising in the first half of 2013, at monthly rates of 3-24%. Dante Carhuavilca, chief of economic and social studies at the National Society of Industries, told OBG, “Cement production will continue to be propelled by growing demand, in infrastructure, roads, public works in general,...

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