by Faro | Feb 7, 2019 | Construction, Construction Industry, Economic Development, Infrastructure, MENA
Non-oil growth is on the up in Bahrain, where economic diversification efforts are under way. The picture above is that of Manama sea front © Shutterstock Construction, infrastructure fuel Bahrain’s 2.4% non-oil growth by Oscar Rousseau 06 Feb 2019 Both sectors...
by Faro | Nov 9, 2018 | Construction, Education & Culture, History, MENA
What began as an expedition to record the inscriptions of ancient Egyptian quarry workers produced a remarkable discovery about the Great Pyramid at Giza. My colleagues and I in the Anglo-French joint archaeological mission to the ancient quarry site of Hatnub...
by Faro | Nov 7, 2018 | Archeology, Construction, Consultants, Culture, Design, Environment, Human Rights, MENA
Rima Al Sammarae wrote on November 4th, 2018 about how life carries on in the Palestinian territories, notably for a certain Nadia Habash, co-owner and director of Habash Consulting Engineers and adjunct lecturer at Birzeit University. Here is, courtesy to Middle...
by Faro | Nov 6, 2018 | Capital Project, Construction, Environment, MENA, Pollution
After The dam that threatens a country’s water supply, here is another story about dam building but from a different standpoint. It’s by the BBC’s Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent and dated 5 November 2018. Large hydropower dams ‘not...
by Faro | Oct 23, 2018 | Budget, Capital Project, Construction, Contracting, Finance and Investment, Infrastructure, MENA
Governments in developing economies often lack the capacity to conduct thorough reviews of proposed capital projects. A streamlined approach can identify those ready for funding. By Rima Assi, Nicklas Garemo, and Arno Heinrich studying an issue of vital importance...
by MENA-Forum | Aug 29, 2018 | Application Software, Cloud Computing, Construction, Construction Industry, Digitisation, Engineering, Information & Communication Technology, MENA, Project Management, Smart Technology, Technological development
AMEInfo published this Expert opinion on how, on August 28, 2018, the Middle East construction looks bad on paper as narrated by Stephan Degenhart, Managing Director at Drees & Sommer Middle East, a leading European consulting, planning and project management...
