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Construction Sector MENA July 2015 Construction Sector MENA July 2015 Produced by: Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 1 - Table of Contents I. Regional Sector Overview 11. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 1. Definition of MENA Region 12. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 2. Construction Sector in MENA 13. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 3. MENA Region: Share of Construction Sector in GDP 14. Investment Climate 4. MENA Region: Share of Construction Sector in GDP (cont'd) 15. Investment Climate (cont'd) 5. MENA Region: Share of Construction Sector in GDP (cont'd) 6. MENA Region: Share of Construction Sector in GDP (cont'd) 7. MENA Region: Construction Sector Growth, 2011-2014 CAGR III. Saudi Arabia 8. MENA Region: Ease of Dealing with Construction Permits 1. Sector Highlights 9. MENA Region: Ease of Dealing with Construction Permits 2. Economic Indicators (cont'd) 3. Construction Industry Forecast 10. MENA Region: Ease of Dealing with Construction Permits 4. Construction Industry Data (cont'd) 5. Major Construction Projects 11. MENA Region: Ease of Dealing with Construction Permits in 2015, Ranking 6. Major Construction Projects (cont’d) 7. Major Construction Projects (cont’d) II. Qatar 8. Major Construction Projects (cont’d) 1. Sector Highlights 9. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 2. Economic Indicators 10. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 3. Construction Industry Data 11. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 4. Construction Industry Data (cont’d) 12. Investment Climate 5. Construction Industry Forecast 13. Investment Climate (cont’d) 6. Residential Building Data 7. Non-residential Building Data 8. Segmentation of the Non-residential and Infrastructure Subsectors, 2014 9. Major Construction Projects 10. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 2 - Table of Contents IV. United Arab Emirates V. Main Players 1. Sector Highlights 1. Top M&A Deals 2. Economic Indicators 2. M&A Activity, 2013-2014 3. Construction Industry Forecast 3. Arabtec Holding PJSC 4. Construction Regional Data 4. Arabtec Holding PJSC (cont’d) 5. Construction Regional Data (cont'd) 5. Drake & Scull International PJSC 6. Construction Regional Data (cont'd) 6. Drake & Scull International PJSC (cont’d) 7. Construction Regional Data (cont'd) 7. Combined Group Contracting Co. 8. Major Construction Projects 8. Combined Group Contracting Co. (cont’d) 9. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 9. Galfar Engineering And Contracting SAOG PLC 10. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 10. Galfar Engineering And Contracting SAOG PLC (cont’d) 11. Major Construction Projects (cont'd) 11. National Marine Dredging Company PSC 12. National Marine Dredging Company PSC (cont’d) 12. Investment Climate 13. Investment Climate (cont'd) Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 3 - I. Regional Sector Overview Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 4 - Definition of MENA Region Middle East and North Africa Region Comments The current report outlines the development of the construction sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which is composed of 17 countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Yemen. The report focuses on three main countries, namely Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. They were selected because of the huge project pipeline of each country related to ambitions to diversify the economy and also to large scale international events like the World Expo 2020 in Dubai and the FIFA World Cup 2022 that will take place in Qatar. Source: EMIS Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 5 - Construction Sector in MENA Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates The economies of these oil-rich countries are highly dependent on the production and export of hydrocarbons. Over the 2011-2014 period, the construction sector accounted for around 5% of their national GDPs, with the exception of Kuwait, High-income where construction accounts for about 2% of GDP. It is worth noting that with a CAGR of 15.2% the Qatari construction Countries sector was the third fastest growing within MENA between 2011 and 2014. In addition, four of countries in this group are in MENA’s Top 5 regarding the ease of dealing with construction permits in 2015. These are UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Tunisia The contribution of the construction sector to GDP within this group is highly variable. While the sector accounted for Upper- around 9.7% of Algerian GDP between 2010 and 2013 and for 8.6% of Iranian GDP between 2011 and 2014, it stood at middle- 4% to 5% of the economies of Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia in 2011 – 2014. income Countries Remarkably, between 2011 and 2014 the construction sector in Iran and Lebanon saw a double-digit increase and grew fastest within MENA at impressive CAGRs of 39% and 26%, respectively. However, due to high costs and extensive waiting time, the two countries are also among those in the region, where it is hardest to deal with construction permits. Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Yemen Yemen is the only economy in the region where the construction industry registered an average annual decline of 5.7% in 2010-2013. Lower- The downturn was driven by the 2011 recession, coupled with extensive corruption in the country. However, Yemen’s construction middle- sector appears to be on its way to recovery, registering an average growth of 11.2% in 2012 and 2013. income During the 2011 – 2014 period, the construction sector contributed around 4.6% to the Egyptian economy and increased by a CAGR Countries of 14%, ranking the 4th fastest growing in the region. However, the country is among the laggards in MENA as far as dealing with construction permits is concerned, mainly because of long waiting time to obtain all needed documentation. Source: EMIS, World Bank, National Statistics Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 6 - MENA: Share of the Construction Sector in GDP* Algeria Bahrain, GDP Value Added Other sectors Other sectors 89.5% 90.8% 90.7% 90.2% 93.9% 94.0% 94.1% 93.7% Construction Construction sector sector 14.9% 11.8% 8.7% -7.1% 3.6% 5.0% 9.8% Construction 6.0% Construction sector, YoY 10.5% 9.2% 9.3% 9.8% sector, YoY 6.1% 6.0% 5.9% 6.3% change change 2010 2011 2012 2013 2011 2012 2013 2014 Egypt Iran, GDP Basic Prices Other sectors Other sectors 92.4% 92.1% 90.2% 90.8% 95.4% 95.5% 95.4% 95.3% Construction Construction sector sector 15.9% 14.2% 13.9% 40.7% 12.2% 36.4% Construction Construction 7.6% 24.9% sector, YoY sector, YoY 3.0% 7.9% 9.8% 9.2% change 4.6% 4.5% 4.6% 4.7% change 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: CEIC, National Statistics, - * Unless specified otherwise, data present GDP and sector shares at current prices. Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 7 - MENA: Share of the Construction Sector in GDP* (cont’d) Jordan Kuwait Other sectors Other sectors 95.7% 95.6% 95.6% 95.5% Construction 97.7% 98.3% 98.2% 97.9% Construction sector sector 32.7% 8.3% 10.3% 7.5% Construction 7.8% 8.0% Construction -0.9% sector, YoY -14.1% sector, YoY change change 4.3% 4.4% 4.4% 4.5% 2.3% 1.7% 1.8% 2.1% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 Lebanon, GDP Gross Value Added Morocco, GDP Value Added Other sectors Other sectors 95.7% 95.2% 94.4% 93.3% Construction 94.0% 93.8% 93.9% 93.7% Construction sector sector 29.2% 20.5% 27.7% Construction 10.1% 6.7% Construction 4.3% 3.8% 4.0% sector, YoY sector, YoY -16.6% 4.8% 5.6% 6.7% change 6.0% 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% change 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: CEIC, National Statistics, - * Unless specified otherwise, data present GDP and sector shares at current prices. Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 8 - MENA: Share of the Construction Sector in GDP* (cont’d) Oman, GDP Basic Prices Qatar Other sectors Other sectors 94.8% 94.3% 94.8% 93.8% Construction 95.4% 95.6% 94.8% 94.3% Construction sector sector 14.5% 20.8% -5.8% 24.9% Construction 3.0% 8.7% 24.7% 12.9% Construction sector, YoY sector, YoY 5.2% 5.7% 5.2% 6.2% change 4.6% 4.4% 5.2% 5.7% change 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 Saudi Arabia Tunisia GDP Factor Cost Other sectors Other sectors 95.7% 95.7% 95.2% 94.5% Construction 95.3% 95.4% 95.4% 95.4% Construction sector sector 17.9% 10.7% 13.6% 13.7% Construction -1.3% 1.8% 1.5% 1.9% Construction sector, YoY sector, YoY 4.3% 4.3% 4.8% 5.5% change 4.7% 4.6% 4.6% 4.6% change 2011 2012 2013 2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: CEIC, National Statistics, - * Unless specified otherwise, data present GDP and sector shares in current prices. Any redistribution of this information is strictly prohibited. Copyright © 2015 EMIS, all rights reserved. - 9 - MENA: Share of the Construction Sector in GDP* (cont’d) United Arab Emirates Yemen Other sectors Other sectors 90.5% 91.2% 91.2% 91.0% Construction 94.6% 96.3% 96.1% 95.9% Construction sector sector 10.0% 15.4% -0.1% -1.4% 3.4% 6.2% Construction -32.1% 6.9% Construction sector, YoY sector, YoY 9.5% 8.8% 8.8% 9.0% change 5.4% 3.7% 3.9% 4.1% change 2011 2012 2013 2014 2010 2011 2012 2013 Comments Note: Data concerning the 2010-2013/14 period are not available for Iraq, Libya, and Syria.
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