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 | Sep 24, 2020 | Architecture, Commerce, Construction, Environment, Infrastructure, Technology, Transportation, Travel
Long bridges are amazing feats of engineering. Around the world, there are dozens of bridges that span longer than 3 kilometers, and many of them are found in China. However, the Middle East is home to several impressive causeways as well as suspension and sea...
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...
by Ehsan Bayat | Jul 16, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Communication, Construction, Entertainment, Housing, Infrastructure, Middle East, Technology, Transportation
Gulf Cooperation Council According to a March 2020 report by PwC subsidiary and global consulting firm Strategy&, there are nearly 30 planned real estate megaprojects in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries worth as much as $1 trillion in combined investments....
by Ehsan Bayat | May 1, 2020 | Business, Commerce, Construction, Economy, Infrastructure, Lebanon, Technology, Transportation
While the Lebanese economy has been productive at times, it has largely been defined by periods of volatility as well as corruption and a lack of legislative productivity. This has resulted in an unproductive business environment and poor infrastructure in several...
by Ehsan Bayat | Mar 12, 2020 | Architecture, Business, Construction, Housing, Infrastructure, Technology, Transportation
A leading publication covering the Middle East’s construction and infrastructure sectors, Construction Week highlights some of the most prominent companies and executives in the Middle East on its Construction Week Power 100 and Top 50 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...
