The commercial building’s dramatic collapse on live TV came after a fire raged for hours through its upper floors
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Month: January 2017
EREF, ENBD secure $190m Shari’a compliant facility
The five-year, profit-only Mudarabah facility with have a 10% repayment of principal in its fourth year
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K5 builds first manufacturing facility in the UAE
The construction of the facility is progressing well with an estimated investment of $100m over the next few years
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OBG analysis of Qatar's tax and regulatory reforms
PwC Qatar has signed an MoU with Oxford Business Group (OBG) for the publishing firm?s forthcoming report on the country
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DCD chief: Nano-tech plans to progress in Q1 2017
Progress is expected in the development of systems that support DCD’s long-term nano-technology programme as officials state 70% of fires in the emirate are due to electrical failures
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Fayat agrees to buy Atlas Copco road division
France?s Fayat Group has agreed to buy the road construction equipment division of Atlas Copco, amid a major shakeup of the Swedish company
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Atlas Copco names Mats Rahmström president and CEO
Swedish group names seasoned insider and industrial technique chief as overall company head
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Updated UAE fire code launched at Intersec 2017
ConstructionWeekOnline rounds up what Lt Taher Hassan Altaher, head of Dubai Civil Defence’s inspection and permitting section, had to say about the new code’s cladding requirements and more
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Work on Phase 2 of Al Montazah Waterpark commences
The Al Montazah Waterpark closed its doors today, as construction work begins with plans to reopen this summer
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Dubai South, Deyaar ink residential project deal
The MoU will see Dubai South and Deyaar establish a 50:50 joint venture to develop a 1,179ha site within the Residential District into a mixed-use real estate project
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