Egypt’s first electric train project will cost $1.4 billion
Egypt’s first electric train, linking between Salam City on the outskirts of Cairo with the country’s anticipated new administrative capital,...
Infrastructure
Qatar and Oman key drivers of construction growth in the MENA region
Qatar and Oman remain growth outperformers in the MENA region over 2017 and are key drivers of our overall regional...
Chinese equipment manufacturers expand in the Middle East
After weathering the recent dip in the Middle East’s construction and equipment sector, Chinese manufacturers have settled on a path...
Airport redevelopment part of Bahrain’s wider infrastructure push
Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications in June selected French technology company Thales and Switzerland’s telecoms services firm SITA as...
Egypt on the road to macroeconomic stability
Euromonitor International’s Egypt Economy, Finance and Trade Country Briefing focuses on one of the Arab world’s largest and most populous...
Abu Dhabi fund grants $1 billion for projects in Egypt
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has provided a total of Dh4 billion ($1.08 billion) worth of grants and...
Heat stress key concern as infrastructure spend in GCC to top $280 billion by 2018
With the Middle East and North Africa’s infrastructure spend set to top $280 billion by 2018, heat stress remains a...
Qatar’s projects unaffected by blockade
As a result of the ongoing blockade, Qatar has been able to identify alternative sources for construction materials of superior...
BL Harbert wins deal to build the $600 million American consulate complex in Erbil
BL Harbert International, a specialist in design-build, construction management, and general contracting sector, said it has won a contract to...
Cairo metro contract awarded to Canada’s Bombardier
Egypt has signed an agreement with Canadian plane and train manufacturer Bombardier to finance and construct the sixth metro line...
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