Having pioneered the first housing public-private partnership (PPP) in the GCC, what improvements would you suggest for the future?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohammed Khalil Alsayed, CEO, Ithmaar Development Company: Interview from The Report: Bahrain 2017
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Bahrain 2017
With a raft of measures aimed at improving infrastructure, industry, housing and connectivity, the government of Bahrain has a $32bn investment strategy to accelerate economic diversification in the kingdom, providing abundant opportunities for the country’s construction sector. Even against a backdrop of falling oil prices that has seen the cancellation or deceleration of infrastructure...
Bahrain has embarked on a reworking of its subsidy framework in a bid to ease the budgetary pressures associated with the fall in oil prices. Meanwhile, the government is also pushing forward with diversification efforts, with the kingdom’s $32bn investment strategy fuelling activity in various areas of the economy.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Simon Buttery, CEO, Carillion MENA, on innovative approaches to funding construction projects: Interview from The Report: Oman 2017
How much potential is there for the public-private partnership (PPP) funding model to boost major development projects in Oman?
Articles & Analysis | Oman reorganises infrastructure development priorities from The Report: Oman 2017
With a multi-billion-dollar pipeline of public sector contracts and significant private sector developments planned for the remainder of the decade, the construction sector remains a highly significant and growing sector of the Omani economy. In the face of substantial headwinds driven by lower oil prices since the middle of 2014, the...
Articles & Analysis | Two of Oman's cement producers join forces to target emerging markets from The Report: Oman 2017
The development of a new cement plant at the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZ) marks a new chapter in Oman’s cement industry, as two rival domestic companies form a joint venture to target new markets. The two firms made announcements about the deal in mid-August 2016 via statements to the Muscat Securities Market. Oman Cement, which is based...