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Growth Prospects for Oman’s Construction Sector in 2024: Opportunities and Challenges

Oman's construction sector is poised for a growth spurt of 4.5% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This anticipated growth is...

USA: Home Price-to-Income Ratio By State

With steadily increasing home prices and stagnating wages among lower-wage workers, home ownership for many Americans has become increasingly unaffordable. The home price-to-income ratio measures...

Saudi Arabia presents $134bn construction projects in Riyadh

Construction projects worth more $133.3bn (SAR500bn) in Saudi Arabia were presented to contractors at an event organised by Saudi Contractors Authority. The projects were showcased...

US Census Bureau reports impacts on construction spending

Construction spending showed declines in many sectors in March, when the Covid-19 pandemic delivered its first blows on the world’s economies, but a small...

The hotel construction activity globally the 2021

Globally too, the hotel construction activity fell with a total of 221,789 rooms being built in 2021, down 7.6 per cent over the previous...

Building Expo: exhibitors & exhibits

Building Expo 2023 will welcome, once again, exhibitors and visitors from 19 to 22 October 2023 at the Metropolitan Expo, Athens. During the exhibition, construction...

Persistent Downturn in China’s Housing Construction Sector Expected to Impact Economic Growth in 2024

In a harbinger of challenging economic times, China’s housing construction sector is projected to endure a downturn into 2024. This sustained slump, despite government...

Big 5 Global Returns to Dubai to Transform the Construction Industry

The Big 5 Global, the Middle East and Asia’s leading building trade show, returns to Dubai’s Dubai World Trade Centre for another groundbreaking event...

BUILD EXPO 2025: The must-attend event of the year!

Build Expo, the benchmark exhibition for the construction and building sector, is once again set to be the ultimate meeting point for professionals. From...

Europe’s Hotel Construction Pipeline is Accelerating and Hitting All-Time Highs

Analysts at Lodging Econometrics (LE) report that Europe's hotel construction pipeline continues its robust up-swing in 2019 with 1,670 projects/254,600 rooms, a remarkable 22%...