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Real estate and construction
The Real Estate & Construction sector is one of the pillars of the global economy, responsible for meeting the increasing needs of the population for affordable housing and for efficient social, transportation and utility infrastructure. As a labour-intensive industry, it is a major contributor to employment, income generation and social progress. Real Estate & Construction is also an essential element for economic value creation and sustainable growth, as it lays the foundations for the development of virtually all other industries.
Activities associated with Real Estate & Construction are the construction of residential and non-residential buildings, heavy and civil engineering construction, and the related speciality trade contracting activities. It also includes management and leasing of land and properties, real estate brokerage, architectural and engineering services, warehousing and storage activities, and operation of car parks and garages.
Egypt is located on the main trade route between Asia and Europe and has rich natural resources, especially with regard to renewable energy. However, during the decades of state monopoly in the infrastructure sector, the country ...
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The MENA region presents high potential for infrastructure development. According to the World Bank, the region would need to spend at least 8.2% of its GDP per year to tap the infrastructure gap and meet the needs of its growing ...
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Africa’s infrastructure deficit is long-standing and well-known. Although USD 297.2bn were committed to transport and energy infrastructure projects on the continent between 2014 and 2018, only four countries, Egypt, Morocco, ...
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Civil engineering construction and assembly production by construction entities in Poland was worth PLN 57.6bn in 2019, recording an increase of 6.3% that year, while the construction and assembly production of specialised construction ...
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The COVID-19-induced recession meant it was vital for governments around the world to work hard to counteract the wide-ranging effects of the pandemic. While private investments may have suffered from the uncertainty of the pandemic, ...
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Turkey has a well-rounded and impressive infrastructure sector, thanks mainly to years of government focus, with big chunks of the national budget being allocated to its transport and energy networks. It has one of the world’s busiest ...
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Albeit challenging for all nations, the COVID-19 pandemic has been more of a driving force for the infrastructure sector in many Latin American countries than a restraining factor. In most Latin American countries, infrastructure ...
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Both transport and energy infrastructure in Russia are of great economic and political importance for the country, which helps to explain the strong government involvement witnessed in the sector. State-owned companies operate as natural ...
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