INTELLIGENCE
King Abdullah gardens deal awarded
FINANCE
Alba feels stable despite H1 net loss
LEADERS KSA AWARDS
Engineering excellence in Saudi Arabia
BIG PICTURE
Aldar names builders for $1.4bn projects
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SITE VISIT
GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
Construction Week tours the 50ha site where Grand Egyptian Museum is being built
by Belgian construction giant Besix and local contracting powerhouse Orascom
3 - 30 AUGUST, 2019 • ISSUE 747
CONTENTS
CW AWARDS 2019
Regional building leaders to convene
at the 15th edition of Construction
Week Awards this December
PROJECT UPDATE
Progress updates from CW’s latest
site visits, including Mirdif Hills, the
KAFD station of Riyadh Metro, and
Midtown in Dubai
EVENT PREVIEW
Don’t miss Construction Week’s
Leaders in Construction Kuwait
Summit 2019 this October
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EDITOR’S
LETTER
The construction
industry can no
longer ignore
climate change
FACE TO FACE
AHMED AL DHAHERI
National Petroleum Construction Company’s CEO reveals his strategy for the EPC
contractor’s growth outside its UAE market, and its foray into renewable energy
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