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Synopsis This report provides detailed market analysis, information and insights into the Bahrain construction market, including: • Top level overview of the construction industry in Bahrain • Current, historic and forecast market value and trends of individual markets and categories supported by detailed descriptions of individual markets in the industry • Profiles of the top construction companies in Bahrain • Profiles of the ten largest construction projects in Bahrain Summary The Bahrain construction industry had been growing at a robust pace prior to the onset of the global financial crisis. This growth had been fuelled by the country’s long-term efforts to diversify its economy, efforts which have led to the emergence of Bahrain as the financial capital of the Middle East and have also led to many multinational companies establishing their Middle Eastern bases in the country, attracted by favorable tax policies and the country’s strategic location in the center of the Gulf...

Chile’s real estate market is continuing its buoyancy from 2010 and 2011. Despite new supply, absorption rates are generally holding up across the board. Increasing demand and supply is the general trend across all commercial real estate sub-sectors, and as a result, rents are mostly increasing. The country’s status as Latin America’s most prosperous region has helped it retain stability and caused it to become a target destination for people looking to enter into a better market than the eurozone in particular.   However, even in Chile – where growth over the past 18 months has been strong in the office, retail and industrial sub-sectors – current global economic woes may yet take their toll. Our most recent round of in-country interviews, conducted in December 2011, indicate that 2012 rental growth is likely to be much slower, or to come to a halt altogether. This is unsurprising in the face of a cautious market for international investment and is still a testament to the co...