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A decade of dominance by SUVs in the UAE car market
Glasgow Consulting Group (GCG) has analysed the Car market in UAE over the past 10 year’s data and this has revealed an interesting picture which is markedly different from the scenario across other...
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Dubai real estate market recorded AED10.98bn worth of transactions in April
Dubai’s real estate market continues to achieve record numbers in the number and value of real estate sales transactions, thus enhancing the emirate’s global position as a preferred real estate...
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USSBC: Value of Saudi contract awards passed $5 billion in Q1 2021
The construction sector continues to witness an increase in the value of awarded contracts as it grew to SAR19.2 billion ($5.1 billion) during Q1’21, reflecting a 20 percent increase compared to last...
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Analysis: Greater Cairo residential market outlook
It is estimated that the current residential stock in Greater Cairo stands at approximately 7.1 Mn units2, with the bulk of the current stock concentrated across the Central Cairo micro-market....
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Experts: Breaking Down Barriers
The construction industry is known to be unproductive, and it has been this way for decades. One solution is digitisation, which can drive productivity and profitability. Its advantages span from...
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Ammonium Nitrate: Looking beyond the 2020 Beirut incident
Ammonium Nitrate (AN) is used as a fertiliser in the agriculture industry. Another major use is as a component of industrial explosive mixtures and blasting agents used in mining, quarrying and civil...
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Outdated developments under pressure by new builds in Dubai, JLL says
JLL expects outdated existing developments to continue to face pressure particularly apartment developments in the Dubai property market, “as new developments with larger unit layouts, attractive...
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What the Projects of the 50 mean for the UAE’s Construction Industry
It’s an exciting time for the UAE. The ongoing unveiling of the Projects of the 50, a raft of projects celebrating the 50th anniversary of unification and driving the nation’s next phase of growth, is...
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Magic Kingdom – The outlook for Saudi Arabian construction
Closing the door on another slightly challenging year for the industry, 2022 offers further growth opportunities as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic. 2021 produced a significant...
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Analysis: Dubai market review and forecast
The UAE government continues to make strides with pioneering policies and reforms, cementing its position as a global hub for business, investment and talent with a raft of highly favourable visa...
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Asteco: Signs of UAE market optimism at the end of 2021
The Q4 2021 UAE Real Estate Report by property management experts Asteco has revealed a significant surge in activity and pricing for villas and townhouses segments following the early COVID-19...
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The factors driving the need for reimagining and recrafting existing spaces
Given the pace at which the world is changing, driven by technology and accelerated by the pandemic, there is a need to build better, more socially inclusive, flexible, adaptive and regenerative...
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Technology is accelerating change in retail, new report from CRTKL says
CallisonRTKL (CRTKL), a global cultural agency specialising in architecture, planning and design, has published a report identifying the key trends for the technological evolution in retail. According...
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Read insights from a market-maker – JLL publishes new MENA Construction...
The leading global provider of real estate and investment management services, JLL, recently launched a new report closely tracking changing market conditions in 2021 and their impact on real estate,...
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How Taqeef helped ENOC’s Service Station of the Future to earn LEED Platinum...
Taqeef, the originator of desert cooling systems in the UAE and the Middle East, supported ENOC’s Service Station of the Future at Expo2020 in its goal of achieving ‘Platinum’ certification with...
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Drive for development: Is Saudi Arabia moving forwards asks David Clifton
2022 started with a major imbalance between all forecasters and analysts’ expectations from the end of 2021 and the real environment. This is of course driven by the act of war in Ukraine by Russia....
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A circular economy can drive the way forward for sustainable infrastructure
Sustainability has become a key focus area for governments around the world, especially following recent calls for immediate global action on climate change. With the formation of the Glasgow Climate...
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Where’s the magic in the Kingdom?
This year has seen the global economy reel from the consequences of a decade long quantitative easing (QE) binge combined with the costs of the pandemic. The war in Ukraine only acted as a compounded...
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Is Oman’s construction industry waking up?
In recent years, we have seen a significant decline in the number of construction contracts awarded in the sultanate. Long gone are the days it would appear of the major projects such as Muscat and...
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New study reveals stagnation of retrofit rates and building emissions amongst...
Reductions in carbon emissions from buildings are stalling in several G20 countries in Europe (UK, France, and Germany) and emissions are now rising in the USA, warns a major new study from...
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