Construction & Real Estate

Majid Al Futtaim awards main contract for Distrikt Ghaf Woods

Majid Al Futtaim, a leading mall developer and leisure pioneer in the region, has awarded the main construction contract worth over AED700 million ($191 million) for its prime residential community in Dubai - Distrikt Ghaf Woods - to Al Sahel Contracting, a part of the Al Nabooda Group. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Binghatti Holding successfully prices $500 million sukuk

Binghatti Holding, one of the UAE’s fastest-growing real estate developers, has successfully priced a long five-year $500 million benchmark sukuk under its $1.5 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, in a transaction that was 4.4 times oversubscribed....

Construction & Real Estate

Ssangyong E&C lands $250m Dubai residential towers contract

Leading Korean group Ssangyong Engineering & Construction (Ssangyong E&C) has won a $250 million contract from Dubai's state-owned real estate developer Wasl to build two high-rise residential developments in the Downtown Dubai area, said a report. ...

Construction & Real Estate

Aldar adds key land plots with $6.26bn development value

Aldar has added a number of strategic land plots across Abu Dhabi, with a combined gross development value of approximately AED23 billion ($6.26 billion), further reinforcing Aldar’s landbank strength and providing a pipeline for sustained, long-term growth across the capital’s most attractive development corridors....

Construction & Real Estate

Aldar's 9-month profits up 43% to $1.85bn

Aldar, a leading developer in the region, has reported a nine-month net profit before tax of AED6.8 billion ($1.85 billion), up 43% year-on-year (YoY), while net profit after tax rose 30% YoY to AED6 billion ($1.633 billion)....