{"id":325,"date":"2018-06-20T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T11:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/middle-east-to-have-flattest-construction-costs-rise-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T11:28:28","slug":"middle-east-to-have-flattest-construction-costs-rise-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/middle-east-to-have-flattest-construction-costs-rise-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East to have flattest construction costs rise in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Professional services firm Turner & Townsend forecasts that the Middle East will see the flattest increase in construction costs \u201cas the effect of recovering oil prices takes time to translate into increased investment\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to Turner & Townsend\u2019s International Construction Market Survey 2018,the UAE will see an increase of 2% and Muscat a narrow rise of 1%. The firm said that these figures are marginally higher than 2017, when Muscat was one of only two markets surveyed to experience a fall in construction costs at -1%. In contrast, the survey, which\u00a0brings together data and experience from 46 markets worldwide, predicts that costs globally will increase by 4.3% with the top five most expensive places to build listed as New York, San Francisco, Hong Kong, Zurich and London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The UAE at $1,455 per sqm and Muscat at $1,338 per sqm are ranked 28th and 29th worldwide. Both are some way behind the global leader, New York, where prices stand at $3,900 per sqm.<\/p>\n

Turner & Townsend\u2019s International Construction Market Survey analyses input costs \u2013 such as labour and materials \u2013 and charts the average construction cost per m2 for commercial and residential projects.\u00a0 In recognition of the growing importance of Asian markets, the 2018 report includes Shanghai, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City for the first time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Middle East region is defying a global shortage of construction skills and labour.\u00a0 Almost 60 percent of markets surveyed reported a skills shortage, while the UAE was in balance and Muscat is one of only three markets to show a skills surplus,\u201d said\u00a0Turner & Townsend.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole Middle East region stands to benefit from the stabilisation and steady increase in oil prices, but it will take time for the effects to be felt in increased investment in new real estate projects.\u00a0 Turner & Townsend\u2019s research highlights that in the UAE, construction spending has been held up by Government investment in infrastructure ahead of major global events in the coming years such as Expo 2020 Dubai and.\u00a0 This up-front investment by the state is expected to drive private sector development in hotels and leisure facilities ahead of the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn contrast, as the Omani government nears completion of a number of major projects \u2013 such as the new Muscat airport \u2013 the state\u2019s 2018 budget for development is down 17 percent from 2017.\u00a0 But private sector investment may offset this reduction, with increased interest in commercial development \u2013 including hotels \u2013 and infrastructure, such as the $2.6bn railway link to transport limestone from Al Shuwaymiyah.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernments across the Middle East are taking active steps to diversify their economies and move away from their reliance on oil.\u00a0 This is a long-term challenge and, for the moment, oil prices remain the most important factor influencing capital investment decisions in the region.\u00a0 As prices return to stable levels and the region prepares for major events such as the Expo 2020 Dubai, both governments and private investors should focus on the opportunity to drive better outcomes from their investment plans,\u201d said\u00a0Alan Talabani, regional managing director \u2013 Middle East at Turner & Townsend.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe need a worldwide shake-up of the industry model to bring about greater collaboration between investors, asset owners and the supply chain, incentivising innovation and rewarding those who deliver better outcomes.\u00a0 In the Middle East, this means greater sharing of risk and reward between clients and contractor, and such steps will help to reduce lengthy disputes and allow client to get a greater return on investment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Professional services firm Turner & Townsend forecasts that the Middle East will see the flattest increase in construction costs \u201cas the effect of recovering oil prices takes time to translate into increased investment\u201d. According to Turner & Townsend\u2019s International Construction Market Survey 2018,the UAE will see an increase of 2% and Muscat a narrow rise … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325\/revisions\/326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/almishkatoman.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}