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Meraas awards construction contract

The $272m contract has been awarded for Bluewaters Bay.

SIB’s 2024 profit $272m

The profit surpassed AED 1 billion for the first time in bank's history.

AD Ports to invest in Kazakh port

Under the deal, AD Ports Group owns 51% stake.

PIF acquires stake in Saudi Re

The acquisition was made by way of a capital increase.

ADNOC Gas awards contracts

The $2.1bn contracts are aimed at enhancing LNG supply infrastructure.

Global economic woes take toll on GCC contracts

  • The increase in benchmark rates by global and regional central banks to combat runaway inflation also affected project funding.
  • The UAE overtook Saudi Arabia as the largest projects market in the GCC during Q3-2022.

In the third quarter of 2022, project awards in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries contracted largely because of global economic challenges. High inflation and the West’s sanctions on Russia for its Ukraine invasion besides the supply chain disruptions caused by China’s intermittent Covid-19 restrictions intensified the decline. TRENDS takes a look at the project awards in the GCC countries: