All articles by Roxane McMeeken – Page 6
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FeaturesJust landed: Raj Achan moves to Abu Dhabi
After relocating to grow consulting engineer Hilson Moran's Middle East business, Achan is finding schools a problem but his rooftop pool some consolation
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NewsOrigami inspires BIG's Chinese sustainable skyscraper
Danish architect is working with Arup to create folded-skin facade for energy firm's new HQ
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NewsWorld's tallest resi tower deal awarded in Dubai
Lebanese contractor ACC will build Pentominium, the world's second-tallest building
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NewsStriking Dubai labourers told to work harder to earn more
Al Habtoor Engineering employees returned to work after being informed that any pay increase would depend on productivity
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NewsLAVA's eco-friendly sunflowers to beam on Masdar plaza
Design for plaza of Abu Dhabi's new sustainable city uses flower-like structures that store heat by day for release at night
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NewsFirms turn to debt collector as Dubai pay crisis deepens
Financial Solutions agency sees sevenfold jump in clients – who are chasing £7m in unpaid bills
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FeaturesMy Dubai hell: David Marks breaks the silence on payment problems
Many UK firms are owed money by Middle Eastern developers, but few are willing to talk about it. Roxane McMeeken spoke to one man who was prepared to break the silence
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NewsNakheel sells stake in Australian developer
Dubai developer makes loss on sale of shares in Mirvac undertaken to help repay debt
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NewsNational library, Kazakhstan
Architect BIG is to design the 33,000m² building, which will be named after the country’s first president and built in its capital
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NewsLockerbie bomber's release boosts opportunities for UK firms in Libya
Source says 'final obstacle' to doing business has been removed
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NewsDubai metro blows its budget
Spending increase of billions of dirhams blamed on changing design
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NewsFears ease over Dubai default on debt
Nakheel set to repay bond, possible extra financing in pipeline for developers
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NewsMasdar city appoints Germany's BASF materials supplier
€62bn-turnover chemical company is preferred supplier of systems solutions to world's first carbon-neutral city project
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NewsDubai residential property prices fall 24%
Report shows continued decline in second quarter of 2009, although there are signs market is stabilising
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NewsPower station blast kills twelve
Siberian explosion threatens power supplies to Russian steel and aluminium producers
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NewsSouth Korean contractor bags $1bn Libya job
Sungwon Corp will build 5,000 residential units for state-linked developer
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NewsBuilding collapses in Dubai
No injuries reported but investigation launched into collapse of six-storey commercial complex under construction
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NewsDubai's Union Properties reports £37m loss
Trouble at client emerged earlier this year when it put on hold flagship £320m Formula One theme park
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NewsBookings down for Dubai's Cityscape event
Venue room rates are slashed by 25% as downturn hits Middle East conference
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NewsDubai legal body ‘swamped’ as dispute backlog hits £3bn
Claims expected to triple this year, as payment problems continue for UK contractors