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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammed Khalil Alsayed, CEO, Ithmaar Development Company: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2020
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Bahrain 2020
Bahrain’s construction sector was one of the fastest-growing non-oil sectors. Its expansion was supported by a surge in investment into infrastructure for energy, manufacturing and real estate. Rates of growth and lending have risen steadily on the back of a major oil and gas modernisation programme and a number of big-ticket projects. Real estate in Bahrain has remained resilient in the face...
What role do you see for NMDC and the wider dredging industry in supporting Abu Dhabi’s economic development?
Interviews & Viewpoints | Simon Karam, CEO, Sarooj Construction: Interview from The Report: Oman 2020
How can developers tackle challenges like oversupply and low demand in the real estate market?
Articles & Analysis | China's new trade network energises the global construction industry from The Report: Oman 2020
From 206 BCE to 220 CE, China’s Han dynasty fostered a booming trade industry for silk, a precious commodity in high demand among the elites of the Mediterranean. The Silk Road was the name given to the network of trade routes connecting the East and West at the time. Later, spices and other precious cargo would be traded using the system,...
Articles & Analysis | Construction supply chain to include more Oman-made materials from The Report: Oman 2020
With manufacturing identified as one of the priority sectors under Oman’s Industrial Strategy 2040, the government is seeking to reduce reliance on imports by increasing domestic production of construction materials such as cement, steel and aluminium. To this end, the National Programme for Enhancing Economic Diversification, or Tanfeedh, is...