RW starts $98 million residential contract in Samawa
Rotondo Weirich’s (RW) UAE partner company, RW Middle East, has started work on an investment housing contract awarded to the...
Infrastructure
AED435 million road construction contracts awarded in the UAE
The Follow up Committee of Initiatives of UAE President has approved awarding two contracts for the construction of the Ras...
House prices and rentals in Riyadh continue to increase
Home prices and rents in Saudi Arabia’s two largest cities increased during the first quarter amid limited residential supply and...
Bahrain construction industry 'on recovery path'
The construction industry in Bahrain is shaping up after a period of unrest that also affected the real estate sector,...
Lebanese private sector seeks greater role in infrastructure projects
The Lebanese Economic Organizations urged the government in a proposal to allow the private sector to be more involved in...
Cement demand increases with Saudi government’s plan to spend SR780 billion on infrastructure
Cement demand is to continue strongly, led by government expenditure. The recent government intervention of reducing the price cap and...
Saudi construction sector to grow 5.4% in 2012
Saudi Arabia's construction sector is expected to achieve 5.4 percent growth this year, buoyed by elevated government spending into social...
Lebanon and Italy sign deal on sewage, water treatment
Lebanon and Italy signed a 13.8 million euro ($17.4 million) agreement to fund two sewage network and water treatment stations...
Role for Bahra Cables in key Saudi Airport project
Bahra Cables Company Ltd., an affiliate of Construction Products Holding Company (CPC), recently signed an agreement with the company handling...
Italian firm wins $247 million Iraq housing deal
Bloomberg reports that Italy’s Consorzio Stabile Italia 2010 won a $247 million contract to build 2,000 homes in Diwaniya. The...
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