All articles by Roxane McMeeken 鈥� Page 9
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精东影视Aldar Properties rethinks 拢13bn Al Raha Beach scheme
UAE developer to reconsider 'mix and balance' of 11km waterfront city in light of market changes
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精东影视Qatar construction market to grow 17% in 2009
Reinvestment of oil and gas income in infrastructure is driving a building boom in the Middle East nation
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FeaturesJust how bad are Dubai's labour camps?
Under UAE law, workers鈥� camps must be clean, well lit and provide 40ft2 of living space for each resident. They are also denounced as among the most inhumane in the world. Roxane McMeeken went there to find out why
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精东影视Consultants call for action on 'unjust' treatment of firms in UAE
Association for Consultancy and Engineering boss warns 鈥榮taggering amount鈥� of unpaid fees is fostering mistrust between UK firms and UAE developers
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精东影视Saudi Arabia 'needs 1m new homes in five years'
Demand will be boosted by population growth and new mortgage laws, say Cityscape organisers
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精东影视Small firms to get help entering Libyan market
拢13,000 Service will include introduction to clients and other firms in the market, advice on setting up, getting visas and repatriating revenue
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精东影视Nakheel renegotiates contracts with creditors
精东影视 that Dubai government is plugging funds into developer will come as relief to UK companies working in the region
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精东影视Dubai鈥檚 biggest contractor owed 拢500m
80% of money owed to Arabtec is from government-linked entities
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精东影视Staff walk out of Dubai Formula One job
Developer insists row over payment will not delay Yas Marina circuit, which is due to make its F1 debut in November
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精东影视Bin Laden to build two hotels in Mecca
Saudi contractor teams up with Fairmont Raffles to exploit kingdom's growing tourism industry
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精东影视Gulf labour camps at highest risk of swine flu epidemic
Work Bank warns that crowded conditions would mean disease would spread 鈥榣ike wildfire鈥� if it reached the workers
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精东影视Drake & Scull International to open Libyan office
UAE-based M&E contractor also plans expansion in Saudi Arabi and Qatar
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精东影视Bahrain labourers strike over colleague's death
Migrant site workers claim 30-year-old Indian was not sent home by employer despite ailing health
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精东影视Libya kicks off $5bn economic city
Smart Energy City will house companies in oil and gas industries and take three to five years to complete
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精东影视Saudi Arabia announces 拢10bn of industrial and welfare projects
New developments will include water and electricity plant and industrial complexes to produce petrochemicals
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精东影视Masdar project team faces fee cuts in bid to save 拢3bn
Developer of 拢16bn Abu Dhabi sustainable city renegotiates consultants and contractors鈥� contracts
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FeaturesThe 2009 Consultants' Salary Guide
As you must have suspected, this year鈥檚 results are pretty grim, but many people are still making the best of a bad job 鈥� after all, forging designer labels and distilling your own turnip vodka can be fun... Roxane McMeeken does the commentary, Hays Construction & Property handles the data
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精东影视Aldar to set up JV for Al Raha Beach scheme
Developer links up with investor to develop Al Remila section of waterfront city development
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FeaturesCityscape: quietly confident in Abu Dhabi
The Gulf property event may be radically less gung ho than last time, but the mood is still upbeat
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精东影视Dubai developers to get second $10bn bail out this year
Government says the first $10m is already feeding through to contractors