This week, King Salman of Saudi Arabia has issued a decree to lift the ban on women driving in the country - Technical Review Middle East managing editor, Georgia Lewis, looks at what this might mean for multiple sectors in the kingdom
Construction
Imdaad report forecasts US$6.63bn in revenues for FM in 2022
Imdaad, a Dubai-based integrated facilities management (FM) solutions provider with a strong presence in the GCC, today revealed the findings of an extensive market study that it commissioned to examine the UAE?s FM market and forecast future trends within the industry
DMCC to energise Dubai with iconic 'Uptown Dubai' District
DMCC, the world?s leading Free Zone for trade and enterprise and master developer of Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) in Dubai, has announced that construction works have commenced on its new premium district, Uptown Dubai and that phase 1 with more than 2mn sq/ft of LEED Gold certified development will be underway by year?s end
?Saudi Arabia undergoing significant progress?
In the twelve months to Q1 2017 construction as a percentage of GDP contracted from seven per cent to 6.2 per cent as backlogs continued to fall and awards in late 2016 failed to fill the gaps
Dubai adds 50 driverless Tesla to its taxi fleet
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chief executive of Emirates Airline & Group, and chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, has launched 50 Tesla electric vehicles to the limo fleet of the Dubai Taxi Corporation, aiming to increasing road-safety and making highway driving more enjoyable by reducing the driver?s workload