All Middle East articles – Page 30
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McBains Cooper wins UAE airline lounge contract
Etihad's new lounge at Heathrow's Terminal 4 will form part of refurbishment plan
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Three workers die in Dubai building collapse
Early reports indicate Emirates Road factory fell in high winds
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Steel yourself: The Qatar National Convention Centre
Creating massive organic shapes out of metal is one thing. Getting them to support thousands of tonnes of structure is quite another. Thomas Lane reports on the building of the Qatar National Convention Centre
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After the gold rush: Getting paid in Dubai
It is claimed that the average contractor is owed £50m, while some consultants’ fees are being slashed in half. Roxane McMeeken finds out just how bad Dubai’s payment problems have become
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Why engineers won't help you get paid in Dubai
Paul Taylor considers how the restricted role of the engineer could change in the current economic climate
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Murray & Roberts' Tameer Towers contract terminated
South African contractor was working on six tower Abu Dhabi scheme with two other contractors
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Nakheel puts £2bn mall programme on ice
Dubai developer delays plans to build shopping centres in Palm Jumeirah and across UAE
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Salad saves Japanese steel factory
Firm diversifies into growing lettuce as downturn hits demand for construction products
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Dubai's Emaar to shun $10bn bail out
Troubled developer says it will not ask for slice of emergency fund despite owing money
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Just landed: Philip Bray goes to Dubai
Who in their right mind would go to Dubai amid the current turmoil? Well Philip Bray for one. He reckons there is still excellent business to be done in the troubled emirate. Bray joined UK project management and cost consultant, Millbridge in 2008 to develop the business throughout the Middle ...
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Amec to buy Canadian consultant for £4.8m
Addition to firm's environmental division will be ninth such acquisition since January 2007
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Eleven die in collapse at Chinese plant
One worker still buried after ceiling collapsed during construction work on chemical factory in Chongqing
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EU to give Eastern Europe €25bn more recovery aid
Leaders also commit to €5bn extra funding for construction of energy and broadband infrastructure
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Two-thirds of British firms in Gulf asked to cut fees
Survey reveals mixed attitudes to life in the Middle East
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Bovis Lend Lease announces plans to conquer Latin America
Bovis Lend Lease is planning to expand across Latin America over the next three years
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Top Abu Dhabi developer demands 20% fee cuts
Aldar Properties imposes retrospective cuts as survey reveals Middle East market malaise
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Bahrain fire leaves 200 construction workers homeless
Immigrant workers dismayed as fire in capital Manama destroys two buildings
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UAE economy could shrink this year
Economy minister warns of negative growth, despite previous government assurances
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WYG hired for projects Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Consultant to support socio-economic initiatives in Poland, Tajikistan and the Kyrgyz Republic