by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 25, 2021 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Middle East
As part of its Vision 2030 economic reform program, Saudi Arabia aims to diversify its economy through sports infrastructure. The government of Saudi Arabia has committed to investing $1.8 billion toward this effort over the course of the next five years. Saudi...
by Ehsan Bayat | Feb 11, 2021 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Infrastructure, Kuwait, Middle East, Technology
Like other Middle Eastern countries with economies that have been traditionally tied to the price of oil, Kuwait is seeking paths toward economic diversification. In January 2017, the Kuwaiti government released the Kuwait Vision 2035, which provides direction to...
by Ehsan Bayat | Nov 5, 2020 | Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Oman
Oman’s economy has grown substantially since 2004, due in large part to its abundance of oil reserves. However, a decline in oil production slowed economic growth rates in 2019 to 0.5 percent. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to contribute to a 2.8...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 22, 2020 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation, Yemen
In an effort to boost the economy and help people in need, Yemen is focused on critical infrastructure upgrades. To that end, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) launched a comprehensive program to improve the infrastructure across...
by Ehsan Bayat | Oct 8, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Education, Infrastructure, Learning, Middle East, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation
Committed to advancing higher education, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region possesses a number of excellent universities. Public-private partnerships are increasingly being introduced in order to meet rising demand, and governments are growing more willing...
by Ehsan Bayat | Aug 27, 2020 | Architecture, Business, Commerce, Construction, Housing, Infrastructure, Middle East, Telecommunication, Transportation
According to the BNC Network, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries awarded more than $143 billion in projects in 2019, marking a 4 percent increase from the year prior. This is despite member-state United Arab Emirates (UAE) registering a 17 percent decline in the...
