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Interviews & Viewpoints | Muktar Widjaja, Chairman, Sinarmas Land: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | Trihatma Haliman, President Director and CEO, Agung Podomoro Land: Interview from The Report: Indonesia 2012
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TRIHATMA: Indonesia is currently experiencing one of its largest real estate booms in years. Foreign and local businesses continue to expand their operations, and a steadily increasing income per capita is driving demand for low- to middle-income...
Economic update | Egypt: Building blocks
24 Jan 2012
Even amidst the ongoing unrest in Cairo and a sliding benchmark index, Egypt’s medium-term economic outlook has begun to offer improved prospects, particularly in light of increased activity in key industries. Recent strong demand, particularly for housing, along with growing infrastructure needs, is set to see a medium-term recovery in Egypt’s construction sector. While a slowdown in 2011 hindered progress and has negatively impacted capital flows, work is continuing on existing projects and major deals continue to be signed.
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Indonesia 2012
Much of Indonesia’s construction sector is awaiting the unveiling of major infrastructure projects that will be necessary to unlock the high growth potential of the domestic market. The government has pledged to spend $150bn on infrastructure projects over five years in its 2011 budget, but sector figures are looking to see results, not just promises. The industry grew at 5.3% in Q1 2011,...
Economic update | Dubai: Building beyond borders
11 Jan 2012
A number of leading local firms are vying for lucrative construction contracts in neighbouring Gulf states and beyond, creating new opportunities for the sector.
An archipelago of over 17,500 islands, Indonesia is today the world’s fourth-largest country by population, at 245m. The astonishing diversity of ethnicities and cultures comes together in a democratic framework under the pancasila, or “five principles”: nationalism, humanitarianism, representative democracy, social welfare and monotheism