Real Estate & Construction News in Qatar from Propertyshowrooms.com

Doha museum sets mark for Gulf architects

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Preoccupied with size and height (and yield), rulers and town planners in the Gulf have come up with an uninspiring collection of hotels, towers, freeways and shopping...

Bahrain's FLB signs $13.5m equipment contract

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bahrain-based First Leasing Bank, the first institution in the GCC specialising in equipment leasing, has signed a $13.5 million agreement to lease construction and transport equipment to Konstruktor Engineering, Qatar...

Qatar sovereign fund may part-finance Al Noor Cities

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Getting financing for a $200bn project such as Al Noor Cities will take some doing. Although an initial seed capital of $1bn will be provided by Sheikh Tarek bin Laden, the mastermind behind the ambitious development programme, there is the not-so-small matter of collecting another $199bn...

Qatari Diar Withdraws Offer For Monaco's SBM

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Qatar Investment Authority's fully-owned unit Qatari Diar Real Investment Authority said Tuesday it won't file its planned offer for a Monaco state-controlled casino, hotel and leisure company Societe des Bains de Mer...

Kahramaa floated tender for water station at Muaither

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Doha- Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has floated a tender for the construction of a water station at Muaither...

United Development Company Aims Five New Ventures

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

United Development Company (UDC), owners and developers of The Pearl-Qatar project, is looking at forming at least five new joint ventures...

Gulf Holding Company posts QR43.5m profits in first half

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Gulf Holding Company and its subsidiaries Gulf Cement Company, Gulf Company for Investment and Development and Gulf Companies for Agencies announced first half financial results yesterday...

Work on Qatar Entertainment City begins next week

Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Local construction firm Redco International Company has been awarded the QR29m preliminary infrastructure package tender for Qatar Entertainment City, being developed by Abu Dhabi Investment House. The tender covers a five-month period...

Qatar: Late arrival

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The New Doha International Airport (NDIA) project has run into further delays and is now expected to open at the end of 2010 or in early 2011...

New Doha International Airport Project Delayed

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The New Doha International Airport (NDIA) project has run into further delays and is now expected to open at the end of 2010 or in early 2011...

Qatar to launch ten key road projects

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) announced the launch of ten key road projects in the outskirts of Doha...