Malaysia's construction sector to grow by 4% in 2020
Malaysia's construction sector will expand by 3.5 per cent, in real terms, in 2020, according to a report by Fitch Solutions. Nominal growth of the country’s construction sector...
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FDI grows in Pakistan but cement and construction sectors lag behind
Pakistan received a net total foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$1.563bn during first seven months of FY19-20 (July 2019 - January 2020) compared to US$943.6m in the comparat...
Pakistan construction sector likely to be declared as industry
While chairing a recent construction meeting, Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan, stated that a decision has been taken, in principle, to declare the construction sector as a...
Argentina remains optimistic Premium
Argentina is facing more economic woes as inflation, interest rates, unemployment and the poverty rate continue to climb. But given the pressing need for both housing and infras...
Top start-ups in construction ecosystem of 2019 listed
Cemex Ventures, Boston Consulting Group and Tracxn have announced their list of 50 most promising start-ups in the construction ecosystem of 2019. The alliance of the three comp...
China sees strong cement demand at the end of 2019
A financial data provider has reported that average prices of cement in big Chinese cities have picked up 15 per cent since September, ending eight months of decline. The centra...
Venezuela's construction industry stalls in 2019
The president of the Venezuelan Chamber of Construction (CVC), Mauricio Brin, has said that the sector will close 2019 with a fairly negative balance sheet, due to a continuing ...
Mexico's construction industry contracts in the 3Q19
Mexico's construction industry contracted 6.6 per cent YoY during the third quarter of 2019, its worst period since the first quarter of 2009, due to lack of public work and few...
Pakistan to set up construction and infrastructure board
An indirect development may stimulate demands for cement in country, following meeting of stakeholders in Islamabad yesterday. A delegation of Construction Association of Pakist...
Pakistan defers axle load and CNIC issues
The Pakistani government is deferring two issues that had earlier caused a negative impact on the country's cement industry: the axle load and documentation of sale over PKR50,0...