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13-May-19 As part of a consortium with Chinese EPC contractor Sepco III, Spain’s Abengoa will start work on a 909,000 cubic metres per-day desalination plant in Taweelah in the UAE, to be completed by 2022. [image: Reuters / Earnie Grafton]
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22-Jan-19 China’s tech boomtown of Shenzhen has eased Hong Kong out of Asia’s top five cities by economic output. The burgeoning southern metropolis booked a 2018 GDP of CNY2.4 tn (USD356 bn), representing a year-on-year surge of 7.5%. [image: Twitter]
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18-Dec-18 Some investors are beginning to bet that attractive returns can be had from Africa’s burgeoning population and tremendous infrastructure needs. An additional USD3.3 tn in investments is needed through 2040, requiring roughly double current investment levels. [image: Rodger Bosch / AFP / Getty Images]
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31-Oct-18 Exchange 106 is the latest addition to Kuala Lumpur’s ever-rising skyline. At 106 stories and 462 meters, it almost dwarfs the city's other prestigious landmarks. China State Construction Engineering Corporation is constructing buildings around the region at unprecedented speed. [image: Handout]
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29-Oct-18 BASF’s Construction Chemicals division has launched a new regional competence centre and development laboratory at Dubai Science Park, a science-focused business community in the UAE. The new 6,000 sqf facility will be one of eight regional development laboratories globally. [image: Trade Arabia]
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