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Equinor signs $27 bn gas deal

The 10-year contract was signed with Centrica.

ADNOC Drilling secures $1.15bn contract

The contract for two jack-up rigs begins in the second quarter.

Etihad Q1 profit $187 million

This is a 30% YoY increase over Q1 2025.

Yalla Group Q1 revenue $83m

Net income rose to $36.4 million, a 17% YoY increase.

Qatar Airways annual profit $2bn

This was a record 28% jump in annual net profit.

UAE construction market soars to $94bn in 2023

The report says the UAE ranked ninth globally. (WAM)
  • According to a report, the growth is attributed to the increase in investments in transport and renewable energy infrastructure
  • The report added that residential construction captured the highest share of the UAE's construction market last year

Abu Dhabi, UAE–The UAE construction market size was $94 billion in 2023 and the market will achieve an AAGR of more than 3% during 2025-2028, according to a report released by GlobalData, a data analytics and consulting company, headquartered in London.

The growth is attributed to the increase in investments in transport and renewable energy infrastructure, with improvements in the electric vehicle market, according to the report.

According to the report, residential construction captured the highest share of the UAE’s construction market last year, which indicated that the real estate sector continued its growth momentum.

Residential construction captured the highest share of the UAE’s construction market last year, according to the report, which indicated that the real estate sector continued its growth momentum with expectations that the sector will maintain good growth rates during the current year 2024 supported by the launch of qualitative infrastructure projects and investments by the government and the private sector.