• Construction

    OBG’s Construction sector analysis highlights investment opportunities in the infrastructure, residential, commercial and industrial segments. Government policies are reviewed along with labour, materials and land costs, trends in bank lending and the public tendering process.
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Although the recent global economic downturn affected Ras Al Khaimah’s construction industry, the sector is moving forward and remains a key component of the emirate’s growing economy. While the recession has had an impact, industry players are taking steps to overcome many of these difficulties. Further, the focus on these challenges does not...

Although Ras Al Khaimah’s construction sector has not yet returned to pre-economic downturn levels of growth, local materials firms are mitigating the effects of the altered market using a variety of strategies. Concentrating on core business strengths, entering new markets and working on supplying key projects abroad are some of the methods...

The property sector in Ras Al Khaimah is developing and expanding on a number of fronts. While investors remain cautious, many are also feeling increasingly confident, and this renewed confidence is evident in the fact that RAK developers have been handing over residential units as well as retail and office space. Local banks have taken notice and...

Located in the heart of South-east Asia, Thailand combines an ancient Buddhist culture with an emerging industrial economy. It is the only South-east Asian country never to have been colonised, and the monarchy dates back to the 14th century. 

Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Ras Al Khaimah 2012

Ras Al Khaimah’s construction sector remains a key component of the emirate’s growing economy. Following the 2008-09 economic downturn, the emirate’s construction industry seems in good shape, with a number of notable projects already under way. In particular, the government is expecting to welcome 1.2m visitors in 2012, which is spurring sizeable expansion in the hotel segment. The construction...

With some of the fastest-growing free trade zones in the region, Ras Al Khaimah has witnessed impressive economic expansion and diversification across key industries in recent years, and is on its way to becoming an important investment destination in the Gulf

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